Drawing and making were always my preferred subjects at school. I realised how important Art was to me at the age of 14, when I had to choose my subject options – I purposely failed my Biology exam so that I could take Art. The joke is, I eventually went on to become a Nurse and managed to pay my way through Art College by Nursing! As soon as I became qualified as a Registered General Nurse, I did an Arts Foundation Course at Liverpool College of Art and then went on to do a HND in Craft Design specialising in Pottery, at CCTA in Carmarthen, South Wales. In 2003 I became...more