Making has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. Its generosity and limitless possibilities make clay a natural medium for me. It is instantly rewarding and very quickly satisfied my obsessive need to make.

I grew up on the Great Plains of the American Midwest. For the past 24 years I have lived on the small island of Jersey. The experience of living in two contrasting environments plays an essential part in determining the nature of my work.


   I trained as a production potter, the primary focus    being speed and accuracy in throwing a large    number of pots. I established my own workshop in    1999 and, over the years have produced a varied    body of work reflecting history and tradition with    function being fundamental.

   Early in 2006 I was invited to join the team of    potters at Red Star Studios in Kansas City, USA for    three months. During this time I was able to move    away from simple utility which had previously    defined my pottery and begin to explore alternative    ways of creating clay vessels.

My work continues to evolve and move in new directions and, at the end of the day, my fascination with the malleability of wet clay in my hands remains as strong today as it was the first time I sat down at a potter’s wheel.