“I am a self- taught artist/creator based near Latheron in Caithness. Along with my family, I run Forse of Nature; a café, craft shop and guest house.

I have always had a passion for nature and the outdoors and hold a BSc Hons in Countryside Management

specialising in outdoor education. Each year I facilitate a number of school groups, workshops and events which combine creativity, environmental education and natural inspiration.

For my own interest, I dabble in a number of different creative practices, wherever possible using naturally foraged, repurposed or recycled materials.

I have a particular love for lino-printing, sparked by a creative session with my beautiful friend Sharon around 2019, I became hooked on this type of work and found it an incredibly useful distraction technique through the pandemic and then several years of poor health which followed.”

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