Almost 30 years ago I left Belfast and made a new home on the Wirral.

Art was always something I loved, but it was while I was at home bringing up my girls that drawing became a bigger part of my life again. I found time for it around family life, drawing simply because I enjoyed it and because it made me happy.

Gradually, that thing I loved doing became what I do for a living.

These days I get to spend my time drawing and painting, playing with colour, adding little pieces of Liberty fabric and, of course, plenty of stitching.

I still love creating as much as I ever did, but there is something really special about seeing my family connect with my work too. It might remind them of somewhere they love, someone special, a much loved dog, or it might simply make them smile.

So, almost 30 years after leaving Belfast, I have found my own little place on the Wirral. Surrounded by art, colour, dogs and family, doing something that makes me happy every day.