Miss Ella Goodwin

I was born in Leeds and as a child I spent periods of time living in Africa. Zimbabwe is remembered with rich fondness!

My parents taught at the local art school and I would go in and make my Sindy Doll’s furniture from blocks of wood in the workshop. Later my dad lived in Italy so school holidays migrated back to Europe. Growing up as an only child I was self sufficient, a love of design and making started young and as a teenager I’d scour the Sally Army for curtains to make into dresses, moving on to take various courses in Fashion and Costume Design in London. For a time after that I made costumes and then learnt how to digitise for embroidery. At that point I discovered software and fell into the digital world. I went on to do my BA in Graphic Design and Animation at NUA focusing on mixing digital art and design with stop motion and puppetry. My MA in Design and Animation was focused on animating and coding interactive websites for various sectors including education, exhibitions, e-commerce, artists and musicians. Alongside this I completed my PG Cert for Higher Education to support students on their journey too. I have been tutoring on BA and MA Design, Visual Communication and Illustration courses for over 10 years.

The creative nurturing that comes from teaching feeds into my business here as Miss Ella and vice versa. I’m continuously working on it and evolving, so far it’s been a ride!