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As the Cardiff School of Art & Design Degree Show comes to a close, it feels like the right moment to reflect on what has been an extraordinary three years of learning, experimentation and growth. My final major project, Threads of the Taff, began close to home. I became fascinated by the history of a 17th-century tinplate works situated near the River Taff and the way the landscape has transformed over time. Once defined by industry, the site is now home to wildlife, includi

Almost 40 years ago, I walked out of college clutching a freshly awarded BTEC Diploma in Art and Design. I was 19 years old and had a place waiting for me on a textile degree course that autumn. Then life happened. That summer my parents moved from London to a sleepy Victorian seaside town in South Wales. Suddenly I was far from my friends, the galleries and museums I loved, and the creative world that had shaped me. Somewhere between packing boxes and unpacking uncertainty,