Both my parents had been to art school. My mother designed book jackets and my father was an architect. The other day I found a piece of paper from my childhood, where I had written a big letter "A" next to the smaller words: -rtist, -uthor, -ctress. It was always in my mind to do something creative.

My idea of an artist is a bit grand, so it is a frightening word for me. I very much enjoy what I am doing and consider it to be somewhere between artist and artisan. I feel very lucky that I still have creative ideas.

Although I sometimes use more hands-on methods, I love the transforming magic that occurs when printing onto fabric. At the moment, I have a work on display in an exhibition with other artists who are painters. My exhibit is printed fabric rather than a painted canvas so I am having the best of both worlds.

Nothing printed is ever perfect but it is important to me that the overall impact is as I intended. Getting the colour right is particularly crucial. If it does not work, I have to do it again.