I first came into contact with clay as a child on a one day art course. However, it was not 
   until I was in my late twenties that I returned to the medium when I joined a night school 
   class. I was immediately smitten and have never looked back! After seven years of adult 
   education pottery I decided that I would like to study at a higher level and so enrolled at 
   South Thames College where I completed four years of study. Following graduation I 
   moved into a studio and started teaching at the adult education centre I used to attend; 
   both are in New Malden, Surrey.

   Tactile qualities are of great importance to me. I am always thrilled to see people 
   reaching out to touch my work, perhaps not being quite sure of what material I have used. 
   
   There is a strong theme of contrasting elements running through the work. For example 
   the formality of the making process vs. the random element introduced by the firings; 
   black vs. white/grey; smooth vs. textured surfaces and the actual vs. anticipated weight 
   of the bowls as, although they appear solid, they are hollow. 
   
   The final key feature of my work is that of flexibility in how it is displayed; each set can 
   be arranged in different ways thus providing the final interactive twist in what one may 
   expect to be a static and unchangeable object. It is my intention that this interactive, 
   almost playful, quality is responded to as it is a specific design feature. I have chosen 
   slip casting as my method of making as it allows me to create very precise and 
   repeatable pieces. These can then be put together in various combinations to create 
   individual sets.
   
   I get great pleasure and excitement from interacting with fire and smoke. The carbon 
   adorns my work to produce soft, natural looking results that demand to be touched. 
   Doing so is the complete opposite to slip casting. Although certain factors can be 
   influenced/controlled there will always be an element of surrendering to nature and 
   chance. Raku firing will never produce results that can be recreated exactly as I do not 
   have the final say. 
   
   My work is a combination of contrasting elements that come together in a 
   cohesive whole to produce results that I hope will please and surprise.