2018, the year I graduated University and thus got thrown into the big wide adult world. Throughout my years at university and after undertaking internships in big design agencies in London I realised the city and agency life was not for me. I moved back to my family home, and temporarily picked up my old summer job while I figured out where I was meant to end up.

Whilst working at the countryside cafe /campsite / holiday cottage let and taking up a variation of manual and busy roles I started to then also take on some more creative tasks. I was painting murals, hand-lettering menu specials, designing maps and this was the spark that ignited my love for working independently and my desire to start a small business. With a wealth of experience under my belt I took the leap and left my old summer job and started freelancing full time!

2020, as we all know, was the year the world went crazy! Just like everyone else, my work slowed dramatically in 2020 due to the pandemic. While it was a worrying time, the slow pace of life the situation provided allowed me to start creating pieces that I wanted to make, and also to create pieces just for the hell of it, which is something I hadn't done in a long time! It also gave me pause to think about the direction I wanted my freelance designing to go and to really consider selling my artwork as well. And so, after a long amount of deliberation... Type & Twine was born!