ARTIST STATEMENT

My work concentrates on the ever-changing relationship with nature and people. I hunt forms and materials that communicate the relationship of people with their environment.

My palettes, making processes and aesthetic language adapt to each new location, whether it be the gritty urban city of Newcastle or the richly ploughed fields of Cornwall.

Once ideas and materials are gathered I return to the studio to work intuitively and directly with an eclectic range of materials. I don't sketch or plan before I start making, as it is the making process and experimentation with the materials that underpin the development of the final forms.

I exploit combinations of found materials with a cross section of traditional craft processes in clay, metal and glass. Materials are the main drivers in the object making, while traditional hand skills in the making process allow me to explore and flesh out interesting material characteristics.

My practise is rooted in craft traditions but reinterpreted to construct contemporary mixed media sculptural pieces that reflect current thinking on global and local environmental issues.