About

I try to express the essential moods, shades, beauties and imperfections of the countryside where I live and other landscapes which I also love.


My bark sculptures reflect how the pristine white bark of Silver Birch becomes gnarled and blemished with age. I add texture to the work by stretching porcelain clay until it splits and curls to illustrate how the outer skin of the bark peels away like parchment.


The 'Ancient' series of barks reflects the disfiguring effects of age and the elements and the ridges and hollows which develop as trees mature.


To bring movement and life to my wheel-thrown bowls and cylinders I cut through the rims, breaking the perfection normally expected of this making process.  This creates a new dynamic and the form is further manipulated by  'stitching' the rim with leather.  I use minimal strips of glaze colour to emphasise how the colours of the landscape shift through the year.


I first became interested in studio ceramics in my spare time while working as a journalist in London, attending courses and classes to learn how to throw, glaze and hand build. I continued to make and sell my work while bringing up a family.


I have a Master's Degree in ceramics (University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, 2016).

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