I grew up in a very rural part of Gloucestershire in the southwest of England in a tiny village surrounded by woodland. I think the experience of growing up in a fairly isolated environment enveloped in nature had a big impact on me, although I was unaware of this at the time. I took the trees, fields and fauna for granted. But, after moving to London to study fine art at Wimbledon College of Arts, being able to escape from the city and have space to breathe and hear the wind in the trees is something I crave.
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