Born in Scotland I graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in the 1980's but wanted to be an artist, or at least I thought I did though I could never quite find the right art. So in the end I did a little bit of everything for a while finally qualifying as a graphic artist and theatre designer, whilst working in a ceramic studio in between stints of technical film work. Eventually I settle into a job as a specialist arts technician teaching others all the things I'd learned which I love because aside from job satisfaction it gave me some free time which allowed me to gain