Overview

I am a Potter by inclination, but an engineer by training and inclination, with a family tradition of craftsmanship in wood and metal, from an engineering rather than artistic perspective. My interest in hand made ceramics goes back to childhood, having been introduced to the tradition during family holidays in Cornwall.

I have been producing ceramics for eight years with a private studio near Alton, Hampshire.

My main interest is in functional stoneware, with the aim of producing useable pots that 'sit in the hand' and rely on form, texture and the gestural application of glazes rather than explicit decoration. My glazes are influenced by the Anglo-Japanese tradition, and are intended to reflect the changing effects of light on water, foliage and landscape by the use of deep glazes that are affected by ambient lighting.

I have a firm belief in the traditions of useable objects having artistic merit, of the beauty inherent in imprecision. The abstraction of design, variety of shape, texture and the tactile nature of such work provides lasting interest wholly absent from much commercial pottery. In short, both the aesthetics and usability of hand made ceramics are relevant today- the tradition is not dead so long as it is still being extended.

My long standing interest in geology & minerals influences both functional stoneware, and sculptural forms using both Raku and conventional techniques. Work explores forms related to geomorphology and geological forms, exploring the patterns revealed by aerial photographs of estuaries, patterns in dried mud and rock formations.