These coloured pencil drawings explores the small details of the natural world that are easy to overlook. Working slowly in layers, I build up colour and texture to capture the patterns, shapes and subtle changes of tone that make each living thing unique.

The process is calm and absorbing, and the drawings reflect that sense of close, careful looking. Connected to the wonder found in folklore and fairy tales, they show nature as both familiar and a little bit magical, where beauty and mystery go hand in hand.