Sacred Scarab

Evocative of the land of Egypt... a place of mystery, romance & myth.... where Gods & Goddesses inspire awe and imagination & a place of fascination for me for many years. Colours: lapis lazuli blue, heavenly turquoise, vibrant fire opal orange & cool emerald green

Sea Treasures

Inspired by seaside Summer holidays.... innocent days spent watching sailboats make their way past the headland lighthouse close by Dartmouth. Colours: Sunshine yellow, sea green, sky blue, pretty pink, cool lilac, citrus orange... & red, white and blue!

The Tryst

A faery & an elf meet in an ivy bower to share a secret love story. Many of my pieces are about faerietales, both ones I have written & traditional folktales. This tale is one of purity & innocence. Colours: Frosted green, lemon yellow, peridot green, sparkling white, burnished gold, verdigris green

The Spruce

Inspired by the Devon hedgerows & landscape, the vibrant winter evergreen boughs of Spruce decorate my home as Christmas & Yule approach. This piece was designed to keep the magic of this time of year alive, a time of hearth, home & reverence of nature's grandeur. Colours: Deep green, sharp citrus yellow, earthy brown, burnished gold

Summer Love

Summer in England is a place of greenest hues & romantic flowers, so what better than blending a sumptuous loveheart with a bough of flowers & a romantic rose?! Colours: Aurora pink, velvet fuschia, bright rose, soft peridot green

Gypsy Passion

The word 'gypsy', for me, invokes secret passions, freedom, mystery & ancient magic with a hint of wild danger! This piece is scattered with bejewelled roses & flowers, the ultimate in romance! Colours: Sumptuous velvet red, deepest wine red, coolest emerald green

Romeo & Juliet

I adore Shakespeare & have had the honour to costume design the fantasy aspect of two of his stage-plays, 'A Misummer Night's Dream' & 'The Tempest'.... but this piece is my homage to one of his most romantic & tragic tales, a story that is timeless! Colours: Soft satin peach, deep burgundy wine, olivine green, firey orange, verdigris green

The Faery of the Marguerite

Flowers & faeries... a perfect combination that has inspired artists through countless ages! The delicate nature and zest for life of plants & flowers, their wild nature and ability to inspire awe and delight... exactly the same can be said for the realm of Faery! Colours: Delicate frosted cream, sparkling white, aurora dewdrops, primrose yellow, soft peridot green, verdigris green

Lily in the Garden

A beautiful maiden, pure as the lily, breathes the intoxicating scent from the flower of her name... another piece of romantic delight! Colours: Peridot green, sky blue, satin peach, geranium peach, sparkling white, frosted green, verdigris green

The Harpy

I am passionate about Victorian gothicka... its darkness tinged with romance, danger & drama... & I like to combine this with dark creatures of legend to create wearable stories! Colours: Jet black, ice pewter, coldest emerald, blood red, volcano purple, metallic green, burnished gold

The Sweetest Fruits

Inspired by the hedgerows near my countryside home, they are abundant with blackberries, wild strawberries, elderberries, sloes & so much more... & I like to feature these in my work. Is the sweetest fruit the faery or the blackberry? You decide! Colours: Velvet amethyst purple, vibrant orange, peridot green, burnished gold, verdigris green

Secret Keeper

A pretty little locket to hide your secret wishes, hopes & dream or a photo of your love. Colours: Jet black, volcano purple, velvet fuschia, burgundy wine, peridot green, cupid pink

Guinevere

The Arthurian legends tell of the tragic & beautiful Queen of the court of Camelot... she beguiles the King & falls in love with Lancelot du Lac... a bewitching story of romance. Colours: Velvet fuschia, lapis lazuli blue, peacock turquoise, bright rose, burnished gold, ice pewter, verdigris green

The Faery Harpist

In a beautiful Summer meadow the sweet sound of melody drifts accross the flowers... a faery is lost in the moment of music! Colours: Sky blue, primrose yellow, sparkling white, velvet fuschia, bright rose, soft peridot green, peacock turquoise, aurora dewdrops

The Poppy

A fair maiden embraces the heady poppy flower, the intoxicating depth of its beauty leaving her breathless & dreamy. Colours: Coolest emerald green, velvet red, burgundy wine, raven blue-black, verdigris green

The Urchin's Garden

Part faery boy, part hedgehog, the Urchin child tends his garden... growing beautiful blossoms to share with his faery friends. Colours: Soft peridot green, bright rose pink, velvet fuschia, burnished gold, forget-me-not blue, verdigris green

The Nymph & The Faun

Another secret tryst... a satyr-like faun has wooed and won a pretty little nymph, & here they embrace between boughs of flowers beneath the midnight sky. Colours: Jet black, metallic royal blue, metallic ruby, verdigris green, burnished gold, blood red, volcano purple, metallic heliotrope purple, meridian blue

Tsarina's Divinity

Inspired by the rich, sumptuous hues of Russian palace decor, evocative of the warmth of hearth while wild winter rages outdoors... a perfect setting for romance. Colours: Amethyst purple, velvet fuschia, burnished gold, olivine green, fireglow orange, burgundy wine

The Waterlily

I love secret ponds & pools... where lillies grow, their flowers thrusting from dark depths where nymphs & naiads dwell... their leaves gracing the water's surface where fish & frogs can hide... truly magical Faery places! Colours: Olivine velvet green, sparkling white, rainbow dewdrops, icey green, frosted cream

The Winter Moon

The coldest Winter's moon holds the face of the Moon Goddess as she watches over the snowy fields, seeing the season lull the world to sleep. Colours: Burnished pewter, sparkling white, ice blue, burnished gold, frosted mint, verdigris green

Forest Elf

An Elf peeps through the branches of a fir tree to peer at us in wonder... who is more enchanted him or you?! Colours: Ice blue, sky blue, burnished gold, coolest emerald green, earthy brown, ruby red, verdigris green

The Witchery Hare

Under a midnight starry sky the white witch casts her spells of good magic... & transforms herself into a leaping hare! Colours: Lapis lazuli blue, deep sapphire blue, ice blue, burnished gold, jet black, sparkling white, burnished pewter

Tsarina

The sleeping Tsarina rests upon a bed of roses & sweetest dreams, her hair curling around sumptuous flowers... awaiting a lover's kiss! Colours: Amethyst purple, velvet fuschia, earthy brown, fiery orange, olivine green, burnished gold, ruby red

Awaiting the Muse

The maiden sits in reverie, awaiting the Muse of music's words of inspiration. Colours: Frosted bluebell, peacock turquoise, burnished gold, frosted lilac, verdigris green, softest peridot green

Autumn's Urchin

The Urchin boy is innhis Autumn garden, gathering nuts & seed for his winter stores... & accompanied by mushroom capped faery children! Colours: Olivine green, burnished gold, earthy brown, frosted cream, verdigris green, rainbow primrose yellow

Strawberry Fayre

Once again a piece inspired by the countryside around my Devon home. In late Summer the hedgerows are scattered with the tiniest ruby-like faerietale wild strawberries... nothing compares in taste to the delicate perfumed burst on the tongue of these little gems! Colours: Soft peridot green, ruby red, sparkling white, rainbow dewdrop, icey yellow