Alison works from her home studio in Hampshire as a book binder, mixed media artist and writer. She began her creative education at Winchester School of Art and then the London College of Communication studying Book Arts and Crafts, which has enabled her to pursue a career as a maker of traditional hand stitched books, alongside varying experimental structures of artists books.
She also spends her time foraging through vintage stores and shops to acquire objects such as trinket boxes, plates and powder compacts which she transforms into meaningful recycled gifts with an interest in sustainable and heirloom creations.
She is interested in the narrative of memory that objects hold and can inspire and through her work create connections between object and people, building a community, offering support, and a shared experience.
Alison has just had her first book published, The Lurcher Diaries.
The Lurcher Diaries of Elsie Spindlehound is a humorous insight into the life of a lurcher, sofa prawn, dubonnet quaffing, custard cream addict, therapy dog and diarist. A must read for any dog lovers who appreciated the chaos of a four legged companion.
