March 2012: Queen Elizabeth QEST Scholar Award.

I am delighted to be the recipient of a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Award. QEST (Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust), the charitable arm of the Royal Warrant Holders Association, was established in 1990 to advance education in modern & traditional crafts and trades in the UK. Winning a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship will enable me to continue MA Textiles in Mixed Media at the RCA.

I am passionate about using traditional techniques and materials in new and innovative ways with the aim of pushing the boundaries of textile design. Trying to merge two opposing qualities has been insightful and produced some pleasing results. The scholarship will allow me to continue to create unique fashion/interior fabrics with a strong emphasis on material exploration.

Past scholarship winners have included antiques restorers, calligraphers, potters, sculptors, silversmiths and upholsterers; I am thrilled as a textile designer to now be counted amongst them as a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust Scholar. For more information please visit QEST.