About me...

I write creative non-fiction, taking inspiration from the landscape of north Wales. I grew up on a remote farm in Clwyd. We didn't have a telly and the internet hadn't been invented yet, so I read a lot.

I love books. As a Fine Art student I made them from brown paper and black and white photographs. As a postgrad student I learnt about type and typography, and made books for real at the BBC. I designed covers and contents for lots of cookery, comedy, history and lifestyle titles. It was great. There was a refreshment trolley.

Moving back to Wales in 2000, I continued as a book designer alongside lecturing in art and design. It wasn't until 2012 – whilst 'on sabbatical' in France, that I realised I was earning money from writing – educational courses and articles. I was living in a barn at the time, and decided to keep a diary, which turned into my first book LESSONS IN IMPERMANENCE. It seemed fantastic that I could hand the design over to someone else, and this marked a big change for me, from designing books for other people to writing them for myself.  

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Alongside writing I lecture in art and design and am a Creative Agent for Arts Council Wales. I love colour, whether in ink, paint or pixel form and my artwork often involves experimental typography. I've  worked on a wide range of creative projects, some of which can be seen here. 

My most recent project is NONCONFORMIST – a memoir about discovering my Welsh roots. It's about the radical Welsh independent Wiliam Prichard, who is an ancestor of mine. This discovery put me into a deep state of research, into the Welsh language and the reasons for its loss in my family. Nonconformist was seven years in the making, so it feels great that it is now out there in the world. 

To find out more and to discuss creative projects, please get in touch.