A bit about me...
I'm an art school graduate who now works in HR - not really what I imagined doing but I enjoy it! I have a slight obsession with lighting, a passion for red wine and am a bit of an adrenaline junkie on the side.

I'm a member of the WI because...
I've always been quite practical and imagined I'd probably be a pretty decent WI member at some stage in my life. I didn't anticipate it would happen yet or that I'd be co-running a group though! George and I had many discussions after we realised that we had a shared passion for making things and wanted to start a group. Making the group a WI was her idea and it really appealed to us, especially because of the history and all of the great things the WI have done and continue to do.

My craft credentials are...
I've loved drawing and making things since I could hold a pencil in my hd and used to spend hours making lego buildings as a child - I was never too interested in following the instructions when I could create something more unrealistic and bizarre from my own imagination! When I was about thirteen and would go shopping with a very specific idea of what I wanted then never be able to find it I decided to start trying to make my own clothes or adapt things I already owned. Over the years I have learnt mostly through trial and error and will generally have a go at trying to make most things - sometimes it works well but there have been many disasters along the way.

A random fact about me is...
I recently discovered that I can do a pretty accurate (so I have been told) Bjork karaoke impression, complete with Icelandic accent. Handy to know if I ever want to be on Stars in their eyes (unlikely)!

My most embarrassing moment was...
In central Birmingham a few years ago I went to the local supermarket for my lunch. It was on two levels with an escalator in the middle of the store. I got on the escalator with a bag over my shoulder and a basket in one hand and as I stepped on my stiletto heel got stuck in the grill at the bottom so I got on and my shoe didn't. I had to turn around and race down the escalator in the wrong direction, put my hands on sides and swing myself off to retrieve my shoe, much to the amusement of the crowds of people who were also getting their lunch that day.