Raised in Devon, England, I studied first Agriculture and subsequently moved to London to study Fine Art. After participating in the wrapping of the Reichstag In Berlin in 1995, I moved here the following Spring. I carried on drawing and exhibiting drawings & prints and worked as an free-lance English teacher. Two years ago I switched almost completely from teaching English to making and teaching art from my beautiful studio in Rhinower Str, Prenzlauerberg, ( one of the shortest and prettiest streets in Berlin). I believe passionately in the importance of clearing a space in our lives to be creative art and have often seen the direct positive benefits that resultfor myself and for my fellow artists ! I just love having a mixed group of people around my table and watching them trying out different materials and slowly gaining confidence. I believe drawing is an incredibly useful tool that we can use to centre us, but that also that beckons us on to new things, as John Berger said „ drawing is not only important for what it encourages us to see, but for what it leads us on to see“