For over 40 years I have perfected my soft sculpturing techniques to design and create puppets and other items. Both my background in occupational therapy and my Welsh heritage inspire and guide me in the development of these creatures. They are designed to enhance and promote interactive creativity in children and adults, particularly at home as storybook companions, or in the puppet theatre genre.

 

There has always been an appreciation in my life for art, music and theatre. I now ‘blame’ it on our Welsh heritage. Until I became part of a Welsh Club and learned more about the Welsh as a heritage – I did not realize how much my family includes these Welsh traits: music, in song or instrument, storytelling, dance, theatre and all the arts that accompany them. The ‘art’ aspect comes alive with all the sewing, crafting, woodworking, graphic arts and designing, within my extended family. I have learned, (or am just geared), to enjoy almost all aspect of sewing, love color, and delight in finding ways to combine them into unusual items. Crafting is not just a passion for me; it is part of my creative genetic makeup.

 

Having developed many skills in various sewing arts, I also do NOT want these arts to disappear. Thus, I share my crafts, teach them, and find venues to support others to teach them in order to help keep these arts alive. I choose to use my art to encourage others to ‘see, feel and enjoy’ their creativity. Encouraging the creative mind is one of the goals of my  puppet-making and designs.