Handmade Life celebrates the slow process of natural products constructed in time honoured ways, much like my grandmothers would have. I thank my mother for teaching me to knit as it has brought me great pleasure – I hope it will continue to do so for many years yet. The items created are a reflection of the natural world, a likeness rather than a ‘perfect replication’, this is intentional. Knitting is my medium of choice, I have been knitting from when I was a young child and still am intrigued by the idea of creating something completely 3D from what is essentially a long string.