Debbie is a Scottish artist living in New York City. After studying at St Martin's School of Art in London and specializing in textiles at Liverpool School of Art, she became a freelance fashion textile designer, working with companies such as Marks & Spencer and French Connection.

Eventually, Debbie took a job near Manchester, England as an umbrella and accessory designer. Shortly thereafter, she was approached by a New York City textile design studio. After she refused the offer, her art director at the time (to whom she is forever indebted) quickly reversed her decision with a simple question: "Would you rather be eating chip butties in Oldham or sushi on Seventh Avenue?" Thus began Debbie's career in the United States.

Today, fourteen years later, Debbie is completely rooted here with New Yorker husband Elliott, and their two delightful sons, Eli and Jules - and has managed to retain her extremely thick Glaswegian accent.

After designing textiles for three years at the studio that brought her here, Debbie was promoted to art director, which, although fulfilling in many ways, helped her realize that she needed to create her own art rather than direct other artists. This sparked an exciting new phase in her career that led her to become a freelance artist once again.

In May of 2001, after taking a couple of years off to have Eli, Debbie visited the National Stationery Show with her portfolio and for the next two years worked with many greeting card companies. In 2003, Debbie began licensing outside of greeting cards when she joined with her first partner, Sakura, in tableware. Since then she has continued to expand into an exciting array of new product categories. In the summer of 2004, Elliott retired from Rockapella, the band he co-founded and toured with for eighteen years. Debbie and Elliott are now managing the company together from their very noisy, kid-friendly home in Manhattan.

"I am more fulfilled now than ever. I feel grateful to be doing exactly what I love doing and I'm excited each day to discover what I'll come up with next." Whether creating art for Christmas or Halloween or Everyday, Debbie is inspired by the subtle, small, sometimes comic, sometimes touching things that make up a day. "My work is definitely influenced by my life. I strive daily to keep in perspective what is most important to me: treasuring each moment with my children, nurturing my relationship, celebrating my womanhood and cherishing my family and friends, while honoring and respecting the world around me."

A key ingredient in Debbie's art is her versatility. Her career thus far has been extremely diverse, providing her with a wealth of techniques that has given her a number of different styles, as well as the ability to create for most markets.

"As a designer I feel wonderfully satisfied meeting the demands of the customer, and at the same time, as an artist I feel privileged to be able to express what¹s important to me. Ultimately, I hope that the people who buy my art, feel in it the spirit of joy and harmony in the small things in life that I draw upon when creating it."