Sandra studied printed textile design at Manchester College of Art in the sixties.

After a number of years teaching in Further Education she began painting vibrant full colour flower paintings and exhibited her work in a number of London galleries. This led to a career designing for the greeting card and gift wrap industry. She has worked for many of the market leaders in the UK including Andrew Brownsword, Hallmark and Ling Publishing.

In the nineties  she produced a top selling range of gift wrap for Henry Ling and Son, (later to become Ling Publishing.) The popularity of this high quality wrap was in part due to the beautifully drawn floral designs and the intricacy of their repeating patterns which are Sandra’s speciality.

In 1994 she was contracted by Andrew Brownsword ,then Hallmark, working exclusively as a floral artist for their high quality card ranges. After five years Sandra relinquished her contract to concentrate on her painting.

Sandra is a highly competent draftswoman who enjoys working in a variety of media although she specialises in watercolour. Floral subjects are her main interest and she will interpret these in a variety of forms - as studies, still life, garden paintings as well as intricate designs.

The combination of her textile skills and her detailed flower studies has resulted in her designs being produced on a wide range of products. These span from: furnishing and dress fabrics,  home and kitchen wares, to greeting cards, gift wrap, magazine and book illustration.

In 2001 she was elected as a member of the Society of Botanical Artists where she has had a successful role for four years as their Publicity Officer. Sandra relinquished this position in June this year when she stepped down from the Board of Directors.

Sandra is passionate about her subject and has combined her career with teaching. She has worked as a part time lecturer throughout the UK passing on her skills to textile students on BA Degree courses. Many of her past students now hold prestigious positions in the textile market. Her reputation  has led to her running  a number of master classes for design studios in the UK and in Sydney, Australia.

Sandra now runs a variety of courses from her studio in Bedfordshire she is also a tutor for the Society of Botanical Artists on their Distance Learning Course.