Maker's bio

Debra has been teaching drawing and painting to adults for many years in Further Education Colleges as well as to private students. She has inspired and helped steer students of all abilities towards their creative goals such as those needing direction when taking up a new hobby, or support with new mediums and different techniques. With a Fine Art degree from Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art (Oxford), plus an Advanced Diploma from London School of Mosaic, she has a solid knowledge of different creative mediums and artistic styles. She is also adept at breaking down various techniques in an easy to understand way, and teaches in a lively and sensitive manner. Her personal work includes portraiture, mixed media landscapes and mosaic work (in the private and public realm).