Artist Bio


Bio

Hi, I’m Sandra — a Birmingham-based artist and the face behind Brummy Artist Birmingham. Before this, I spent over 16 years designing lingerie and swimwear, so I’ve always had an eye for detail, shape, and how things feel. That same care now lives in my art.


I came back to creating during COVID, when life slowed down and I started really noticing Birmingham in a new way. Nature was everywhere — flowers growing unapologetically, birdsong echoing through the streets, small moments of calm in the middle of the city. It made me realise… you can love both.


Love the city… need nature too? 🌿
That’s exactly what I create. I blend urban energy with botanical beauty — using my own photography from around Birmingham alongside carefully sourced florals. Inspired by Mary Delany and Terry O'Neill, my work brings together detail, personality, and feeling.

 

My pieces are made for real homes — warm, lived-in, full of story. Printed in the UK using archival materials and small-batch production, they’re designed to last and to feel like they already belong.


Because why should you have to choose? I blend both into art for your walls.



 

CV

I am a designer with over 16 years’ experience in the contour industry, specialising in lingerie and swimwear, with work presented for high-profile clients, including at New York Fashion Week.

With a background spanning textile design, graphic design, photography, and fine art, my practice brings these disciplines together through digital collage, shaping a considered and original visual language.



Education

GCSE Art and Design
1992

Alevel Art and Design
1994

Foundation Art and Design including photography 
1995 - 1996

Textiles Technology HND
1996 - 1997

Contour Design 
2005 - 2007




Exhibitions 

University Hospital Coventry
Summer Exhibition April - 2025 +

Surreal Solihull - Outdoor exhibition
March - + 2025

Get Gallery Ready Solihull College
2025

Unsinkable Memories Southampton
April - May 2025

Belongings the Core Gallery Solihull 
May 2025

Birmingham Open 25 Exhibition 
May - June 2025
 


Experience

Brummy Artist & Textiles and Print Designer
2024 to present

More Than Swim 
2020 - 2022

1st Man 1st Woman underwear and lingerie designer 
2019 - 2022

Louise Ferdinand Lingerie - inclusive sized bras
2008 - 2019