Based in Edinburgh, I work as a Teenage Cancer Trust Youth Support Coordinator, where I am privileged to support young people and their loved ones through their experiences of receiving a cancer diagnosis. Alongside this, I have an illustration practice with a focus on storytelling and children’s picture books.

With a background in occupational therapy and health-based youth work, I have a deep understanding of how creativity and storytelling can help people make sense of their lives. My experience of supporting young people with cancer and their families has helped me to understand how memory making and storytelling can provide comfort, meaning, and connection- an idea that continues to influence my creative practice.

I rediscovered my passion for illustration during the Covid-19 pandemic through online art courses and have since worked on visual projects such as social media infographics for the Teenage Cancer Trust. I am currently studying Children’s Picture book Illustration at the Leith School of Art, expanding my portfolio to explore character design, expressive interaction, and imaginative worlds.

Through my work, I hope to offer moments of comfort and nostalgia- reminders of the warmth and wonder found in everyday life and childhood memories.