As a designer and maker, I make work almost exclusively for young audiences. I often uses sustainable materials such as card, paper and found objects. My work ranges from installations to props, puppets and dioramas for theatre shows, walkabouts and events. I have been an associate artist for Theatre Royal in Brighton since 2015, as well as working with Tea Dance for Little People for many years. During this time I have designed and made props and performance environments for shows at venues such as The Southbank Centre, The LSO, Waterman’s Arts Centre and the Horniman Museum. I designed Theatre Royal, Brighton’s interactive Borrowers Trail in 2016 and family Christmas walkabout show Nellie Limelight and the Oysters of Time in 2018. We are Currently working on Dot Dot Spot, an interactive play space for children age 2-4 for Christmas 2024.
I also design for print, and have produced promotional images for workshops and shows for Theatre Royal, Brighton and other organisations including Spun Glass Theatre. Spun Glass have also commissioned me to research and design a series of early years resource packs, which were distributed in food banks across the South Coast and London.
Recently I have been working with Young V&A Museum to create play kits for their Creative Start initiative. This program pairs artists with early years settings, and supports them in co-designing playful resources that are inspired by objects in the museum collection.
“What’s Inside?” A kit for mindfulness and play. 
“What’s Inside?” A kit for mindfulness and play. Blocks detail. 
“What’s Inside?” A kit for mindfulness and play. Sound “eggs” and soft nests. “What’s Inside?” A kit for mindfulness and play. Sound “eggs” . 
“I can see all the colours”. A kit for light exploration. 
“I can see all the colours”. A kit for light exploration. Shadow puppets detail. 
“I can see all the colours”. A kit for light exploration. Playable shapes detail.
Paper marionette, Max in his boat from Where The Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak. 
Miniature clothes in a Borrower’s dressing room, Theatre Royal Brighton. 
Altered book with secret Borrower’s nap room, Theatre Royal Brighton. 
Paper marionette, Max in his boat from Where The Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak. 
Flyer for young people’s photography course, taught collaboratively with Claire Griffiths in brighton. 
Poster of colours mixed by preschool children. 
“A dark Blue Button Rainbow” by L. 
“Potato Story” by R. 
“It’s a girl with a pattern dress. She’s dancing, spinning with her arms out like this.” by T 
Clock study by B age 2.5. 
Story by L, from a long-term investigation defining and illustrating important spaces with preschool children. 
From an exploration of numbers, sequence and data by 2 year olds. Artist unknown. 
Shadow Puppets by preschool children. 
Data recorded by B from a conversation with V, both aged 2.5. 
Stills from stop-motion animation work by preschool children. 
Mono print by T age 2.5. From self-directed printing sessions with toddlers. 
Mono print by R age 2.5. From self-directed printing sessions with toddlers. 
Heuristic Play provocations for toddlers 
Developing an interest in wrapping with preschool children. 
Extending emergent writing in preschool children. 
Book-making provocation 
Painting invitation for children age 2-5. 
Colour mixing provocation for children aged 2-5. 
Miniature Tent Lantern for a tiny campsite. 
Miniature Tent Lantern for a tiny campsite. 
Paper assemblage for flyer design, Theatre Royal Brighton. 
String ball puppet head. 
Cloud lanterns from Nellie Limelight at Theatre Royal, Brighton. 
Shadow puppets from a bee-themed immersive family event at The Southbank Centre. 
Sea in a Suitcase. 
Sponge flowers for dinosaur themed play space at Waterman;s Arts Centre. 
Inclusive signage for a bee themed immersive family day at Southbank Centre. 
Evidence of Fairies from immersive workshop at Theatre Royal, Brighton. 
Flyer for camera obscure workshop at Brighton Photo Fringe. 
From an interactive light and music play installation for babies. 
Chocolate packaging for Wonka themed workshop at Theatre Royal, Brighton. 
Chocolate making for Wonka themed workshop at Theatre Royal, Brighton. 
From 1:1 inclusive work scaffolding a young artist on the Autism Spectrum. 
Messages in bottles from Pirate Day at Theatre Royal, Brighton. 
3D glasses for movie-themed workshop, Barbican Cinema. 
Enchanted Forest immersive workshop growing crystal trees. 
Enchanted Forest immersive workshop cyanotype fairies. 
Bug hotel sign, mini monsters workshop. 
Making bugs for a bug hotel. 
Enchanted Forest immersive workshop sign. 
Hat Party make. 
Making treasure filled bath bombs at a mer-person day. 
Flower crowns and festivals summer workshop. 
Making kites at Barbican Cinema. 
From miniature worlds workshop. 
Giant match box for mouse-themed selfie booth. 
Altered book for outdoor performance of The Little Match Girl. 
Chocolate coin envelopes made for outdoor performance of The Little Match Girl. 
Chimney sweep shadow puppet play at Mary Poppins workshop. 
Freestyle shadow puppet session. 
Hidden secret movie posters for Barbican Cinema. 
Balloon dog making at a Circus workshop. 
Making teabags outside the Greenwich Maritime Museum. 
“Letter museum” provocation for preschool children. 
Paint mixing provocation 
WIP simple tool for applying creative process to emergent curriculum. 
Bathroom from miniature worlds workshop. 
Carousel from miniature worlds workshop. 
Draft mission statement. 
Draft mission statement. 
Draft mission statement. 
Draft mission statement 
Draft mission statement 
2022 resource pack on heuristic play 
Diagraming a creative dialogue with children 
Feedback from audiences at Tiny Ideas 2023 
Photo credit: Tiny Ideas. 
Feedback from audiences at Tiny Ideas 2023 
Feedback from audiences at Tiny Ideas 2023 
Feedback from audiences at Tiny Ideas 2023 
Feedback from audiences at Tiny Ideas 2023 
Feedback from participant in The Multiplicities of Paper training for Pumpkin Patch Nursery Schools 
Feedback from participant from training in making art for early years audiences for Spun Glass Theatre 
A Model for Early Years Art-Making 
Sample of workshop slide 
Early years resource packs for Spun Glass Theatre 
Promotional image for Dot Dot Spot at Theatre Royal Brighton 
Promotional image for Dot Dot Spot at Theatre Royal 
Early years resource packs for Spun Glass Theatre 
2024 resource pack on mark-making 
2023 resource pack on story-telling 
I Did It! at Now Play This 2024, Somerset House 
I Did It! at Now Play This 2024, Somerset House 
RMG, inspired by the Tarbat Ness Lighthouse 
I Did It! at Now Play This 2024, Somerset House 
Young V&A, inspired by the doll’s house collection 
Detail from Owlbie 
“Owlbie” designed for The Big Hoot by kindergarten children 
Details from Owlbie 
Details from Owlbie 
Image from Artist’s Residency at Makerworld Gallery, Huddersfield, 2025. 
Image from Artist’s Residency at Makerworld Gallery, Huddersfield, 2025. 
Image from Artist’s Residency at Makerworld Gallery, Huddersfield, 2025. 
Image from Artist’s Residency at Makerworld Gallery, Huddersfield, 2025. 
Image from Artist’s Residency at Makerworld Gallery, Huddersfield, 2025. 
Image from Artist’s Residency at Makerworld Gallery, Huddersfield, 2025. 
Image from Artist’s Residency at Makerworld Gallery, Huddersfield, 2025. 
Image from Artist’s Residency at Makerworld Gallery, Huddersfield, 2025. 
Developing and testing custom loose parts for Young V&A Museum. Photo credit Sandra Erbert. 
Image from Artist’s Residency at Makerworld Gallery, Huddersfield, 2025. Photo Credit Studio Bokehgo 
Image from Artist’s Residency at Makerworld Gallery, Huddersfield, 2025. 
Image from Artist’s Residency at Makerworld Gallery, Huddersfield, 2025. 
Developing and testing custom loose parts for Young V&A Museum. 
Image from Artist’s Residency at Makerworld Gallery, Huddersfield, 2025. Photo credit Studio Bokehgo. 
Image from Artist’s Residency at Makerworld Gallery, Huddersfield, 2025. 
Paper marionette, Max in his boat from Where The Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak. Paper marionette, Max in his boat from Where The Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak. Miniature clothes in a Borrower’s dressing room, Theatre Royal Brighton. 
Sea in a Suitcase. Shadow puppets from a bee-themed immersive family event at The Southbank Centre. 
Inclusive signage for a bee themed immersive family day at Southbank Centre. Altered book with secret Borrower’s nap room, Theatre Royal Brighton. 
Cloud lanterns from Nellie Limelight at Theatre Royal, Brighton. 
Miniature Tent Lantern for a tiny campsite. Miniature Tent Lantern for a tiny campsite. 
Paper assemblage for flyer design, Theatre Royal Brighton. 
String ball puppet head. Altered book for outdoor performance of The Little Match Girl. 
Chocolate coin envelopes made for outdoor performance of The Little Match Girl. 
Giant match box for mouse-themed selfie booth. Sponge flowers for dinosaur themed play space at Waterman;s Arts Centre. 
Evidence of Fairies from immersive workshop at Theatre Royal, Brighton.
Some examples of my design work, for theatre and play.
Some examples of print design work.