About me

I am a highly motivated and organised textile designer. I possess substantial design skills, creating striking and playful designs with a strong colour sense. Currently seeking a role that utilises skills and enables to further textile knowledge.

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Projects

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  FloraFloral designs for womenswear, various themes and briefs. Copyrighted.
• Texture and Maximalism for interiorsFinal MA collection, looking at texture as a 2d and 3d entity in combination with maximalism. Bringing back the idea that 'more is more' within interiors, using bold colours, sumptuous fabrics and tactile surfaces.

Work history

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Events AssistantHenley Business School
Apr 2019Reading, United KingdomFull Time
I work within a global Business School organising events for our Alumni. Creating dynamic events with opportunities for all to broaden their skills and knowledge. Events range from small networking receptions to family fun days for 1000 people.
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Artist tutorThe big canvas project
Nov 2018Marlow, United KingdomFreelance
Encouraging the creativity within us all. Artist tutor, working within the adult and children courses. Working in a team to bring creativity back into schools, running workshops for up to twenty children at a time.

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Skills

• Textile Design
• Print Design
• Printmaking
• Photoshop
• Interior Design
• Adobe Create Suite
• Leadership
• Communication
• Team Collaboration
• Teaching

Education

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Master of ArtsWinchester School of Art, University of Southampton
Oct 2017 - Dec 2018Winchester, United Kingdom
- MA In textile design, achieving a distinction. - Specialisms within the MA were print for textiles, both digital and by hand processes for all textile sectors. - The final collection entitled ‘Texture and maximalism’ exploring the idea that ‘more is more’ within interiors. - The collection was showcased using many soft furnishings including: wallpapers, cushions, fabrics and upholstery. - Throughout the year I expanded my knowledge of screenprinting, both on fabrics and paper. Including inks and pastes, and embellishment techniques such as flocking, foiling and devore. - Fully able to devise repeat patterns from concept to final product.
BA(Hons) Contemporary Arts PracticeBath Spa School of Art
Oct 2014 - Jun 2017Bath, United Kingdom
- Specialism in textiles with a fine art approach. - Exploring various forms of printmaking including mono printing, screen printing and lino printing. Now I am very skilled at these processes and use them within my work. -My final BA collection looked at heat changing wallpaper and fabrics. - I explored colour perception and how we see different colours within textiles.

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