About
I was born in Sidcup, Kent, where early interests in both art and computer studies hinted at a career that would take many shapes. After a brief stint in my first indie band as a guitarist, I completed a Foundation in Art and Design at Ravensbourne College, and went on to study Visual Arts at the University of Plymouth, earning a 2:1, before a brief detour into television led me to the world of bookselling—first at Waterstones, then after a skateboarding accident at the legendary Foyles on Charing Cross Road, where I rose to Head of Fiction.
During my bookselling years, I was deeply embedded in Londons music scene and the Utrophia network of artists and musicians, singing and playing guitar in the indie power trio William, and simultaneously performing with the more avant garde Naciente Quartet, a post-rock instrumental group in the vein of Tortoise and Do Make Say Think. But books and music weren't enough. I began making my own clothing, drawn to the craft and history of workwear.
Eventually, I traded literature for coffee, joining the revered Monmouth Coffee at Borough Market and later Covent Garden. In my spare time, I collected vintage clothes, learned to darn and repair garments, and discovered linocut printmaking. A move to Yorkshire allowed me to deepen my printmaking practice at a local studio, culminating in my first exhibition. I also enrolled in a pattern cutting and fashion course, which proved transformative.
Back in London, I joined Palava, a small ethical fashion brand, where I spent six years mastering the industry from the inside—managing production, helping with Shopify, designing embroideries, and jacquards for knitwear, and developing fabrics that went into production. All the while, my solo music project continued to evolve.
Now, I am retraining as a full-stack JavaScript developer, determined to merge my artistic sensibility with my love of logic and problem-solving. Much like one of my recent autobiographical reads, Einstein.