What first inspired you to create your miniature “bookish” worlds out of cut paper and paint?
I was fascinated by a handful of artists on Instagram that were creating moveable art with their illustrations. This inspired me to explore paper engineering and apply it to my own art, memories and stories.

Can you tell us a bit about your process? How do you go from a sketch or story idea to a finished layered collage?
I always begin with an idea that comes to me at the oddest times. The idea is usually based on a memory or observation. From there, I do a tiny quick sketch that looks like a bunch of scribbles to see if the idea makes sense. If it passes, I build a prototype out of plain white paper. This is where I test the mechanics, the composition and the flow of the story. It’s my favourite step and where most of the creativity happens. If the prototype comes together, then I spend the time to measure, paint, assemble and film. 

Your capsule draws on classics like Pride & Prejudice, Peter Pan, and The Secret Garden. Do you have a personal connection to these books? What’s your favourite book?
Pride and Prejudice has always been one of my favourite books since I was a teenager. I loved the humour, emotions and independence of Elizabeth and that she ended up with her happily ever after. I suppose it made me hope for the same. I just recently read The Secret Garden and loved the connections that transformed the spoiled children. I don’t really have a favourite book, but I do like ones centered around history or a culture that I will never experience.

The collection celebrates imperfections (torn paper edges, visible brushstrokes, pencilled lines). Why is it important to you to leave these traces of the handmade process in creating print versions of your signature three-dimensional dioramas?
I love the look of organic, traditional art with unexpected marks. To me, it looks more alive and is closer to the artist. Plus, trying to be perfect takes away all the fun! Sharing these imperfections, I think, shows the human part of making art, which is exploration and making mistakes.

If you could step inside one of your print “portals,” which world would you choose to live in for a day?
I would easily choose The Secret Garden because those are the characters I would enjoy the most. Plus, I would love to wander the garden and the moors.

What do you hope people feel when they hang your Little Bookish Prints in their homes?
I hope people feel a little extra joy and connection to their space. I have a collection of the oddest treasures — smashed pennies, hagstones, ceramics, old bells, mini prints — that make me so happy that the space is mine.

Outside of your art, what’s a book, place or ritual that always sparks your creativity?
It’s not so much a place or object, but when my mind is calm, clear and in the moment. That is when I am open to seeing how the simplest observation can be a story. Other than that, my best ideas come to me in the shower!

What’s your dream cozy reading nook like?
A big cozy chair, open fireplace, tons of windows, stacks of books, a collection of tiny treasures collected over a lifetime, and a small side table with an ever-hot cup of coffee and sweet treats with no calories.