I trained at Sir John Cass School of Art in London and then worked as a Jewellery Designer and maker for 10 years before going freelance. In 2000 I moved down to Sussex with my husband (also a practising Silversmith) and two young children. We set up the workshop in an old outbuilding, and converted it into a lovely fully equipped, bright studio space. In 2006 I completed a PGCE teaching qualification. I started teaching at Northbrook College, Worthing but was then persuaded to start teaching from my workshop. What started as one class a week has now snowballed to 6 classes a week!