Rosemary was born in Nottinghamshire in 1960 and originally trained and qualified as a registered nurse in Shefffield.  A year into further midwifery training in Harlow, Essex in 1983 she gave up her studies to undertake an Art's Foundation Course and then went on to gain a B.A (Hons) degree in Textile and Fashion Design at Winchester School of Art  (1984-1987). In both 1988 and 1989 she was awarded places at the Royal College of Art in London to study for an M.A. in Fine Art Printmaking but the birth of her daughter and then her son in those years meant she was unable to attend.

She spent the next 20 years initially as a successful freelance textile designer for the international bedding and furnishings market creating designs for, amongst others, Sanderson,  John Lewis, Jeff Banks and Vymura and numerous print and weave companies across the world. For the latter 6 years she returned to work as a surgical staff nurse in Sheffield and then as a district nurse and her local hospice. Her art making continued spasmodically during this period including a couple of minor awards but it was not until 2009 that she was able to commit herself to life as a full time artist.

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