I make vessels, platters and sculptural forms for interior and exterior settings, as well as a fun range of larger sculptures specifically for gardens and patios.
My particular interest is in the use of coloured clays which I manipulate by twisting, rolling and cutting so that surface pattern is integral with the form itself. Subtle colour and texture combine to produce surfaces of an intriguingly tactile nature, sometimes stretched and stressed, almost in the same way as geological forces affect the earth’s crust.
My ideas stem from the natural world - elements of landscape, seascape, rock strata and plant structure can be clearly recognized in my work. I seek to echo and interpret some of the qualities observed in nature using a language of expression acquired from many years’ experience of working with clay.
Price range £30 - £300.
A member of the Craft Potters Association and of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. I hold workshops/demonstrations and run occasional courses in my studio at Market Bosworth and residential courses at West Dean College in Sussex. Author of “The Potter’s Guide to Ceramic Surfaces” (Apple 2002) and “Colouring Clay” (A&C Black 2007).
