Tir na nOg Decorative Arts & Crafts started off as a means to an end in order to vent my own creative spleen as they would say. Living in Tokyo in the early '90s I was introduced to all manner of paper and fabric crafts by the Japanese. With access to some of the most beautiful papers in the world and their love for lacquer I very quickly caught the bug.

I continued these crafts on returning to Australia with classes in different art disciplines such as decoupage, folk art, trompe l'oeil, watercolours, acrylics, pastels, ceramics, mosaics, and jewellery making.

Teaching classes locally since the early 2000's and in our store in Mortdale when it opened, I have concentrated my teaching mainly in the areas of decoupage, faux finishes, acrylic painting with textured finishes and jewellery making all of which I find compliment each other.

Our retail store Tir na nOg Decorative Arts & Crafts affectionately known as The Art store in Mortdale was closed in June 2007. This now allows me more time to concentrate on creating and teaching in a more intimate environment at Studio 94.