My work is mainly sculptural ceramics, either Raku fired or high fired in an electric kiln.

A couple of pieces have been cast as small editions in bronze or iron resin.

I also make small batches of decorative or functional pottery in porcelain or stoneware.

I am drawn to working on the potter’s wheel. As well as making mugs, bowls and jugs, wheel-thrown bases form the starting point for making the Raku fired animal sculptures. The alchemic magic of the glazing and firing process never fails to amaze me. Combining glazes and seeing how they flow together to make new unexpected colours and depth to a piece is always exciting. Results are not always as desired, but expectations are usually met and often exceeded.

Since 2008, I have been collaborating with Richard Ballantyne to create the Raku fired menagerie, often mounted on found or bootfair ‘antiques’.