About

I was first introduced to clay at school aged 14 and have been working with it on and off ever since.

I studied ceramics at Bristol Polytechnic in 1992, where I had the privilege to be taught by both Walter Keeler and Mo Jupp - two truly inspiring potters.

Jump forward 30 years, after teaching and running an Art Foundation course at Abingdon and Witney College, I am now a full time potter. I started off with hand-built forms working on the kitchen table before combining hand-built and wheel-thrown forms. I now almost exclusively produce wheel-thrown vessels.

I enjoy making both functional and sculptural forms. My inspiration for form comes from both contemporary and historical sources.

I apply colour through the glazing process to accentuate the shape but also to find expression within the reactions triggered by overlapping the glazes. I work with slips, underglazes, and oxides to achieve reactive and textured surfaces.

If the kiln gods have been kind, when I lift the lid, I see magic, alchemy! I love seeing the reactions where one glaze has melded into another or run over an underlying oxide to create subtle blends or big bursts of colour.