I work from a small studio close to the estuary edge. Hand-building with slab and coil methods I often leave sections unglazed, or decorate with matte tactile finishes.
I'm also licensed to hand-dig and process a limited amount of local wild clay which is used as a slip or a glaze addition. This iron-rich red clay is very locally sourced, being harvested less that 100 metres from my studio!
My pieces are formed intuitively and often with abstract representation. Elements of the local coast, wild estuary and working port often emerge, in particular the ever changing silvery estuary tide and rugged textures of the surrounding natural landscapes.
Remembered fragments of my wandering travels, my playful inner child and a career working therapeutically with people are also key influences, often seen reflected in characters, metaphor mythology, and suggested emotion.
I am stocked by The Cider Press gallery in Darlington and, Gallery 5 in Salcombe, Seaglass Gallery in Lympstone and London House Gallery in Bideford.
I deliver pottery experience sessions, sharing time honoured hand-building techniques, and exhibit my own work at local exhibitions and ceramic events (including the Annual Pottery Fair in Shaldon which I organise) as well as occasional open studios.
