About Leafy

Leafy was christened Alethea, but the world has called her Leafy for as long as she has lived.

Leafy had a nomadic childhood, living in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Caribbean. After attending nine different schools she graduated from Exeter College of Art with a First Class Honours Degree.

Leafy currently lives and works on Mersea Island. Cut off by high tides and surrounded by mud and saltmarsh, Mersea is England’s most easterly inhabited island.

Leafy is a seasoned sailor and a member of West Mersea’s lifeboat crew.

Leafy's artwork is inspired by island life and her love of the sea. She is best known for her images of English nautical nostalgia.