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 26 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.

Trained as a production potter, my work always begins on the potter’s wheel, throwing 3-4 tons of clay each year, I produce an eclectic range of ceramics from utilitarian-ware to sculptural work.

Early in 2006 I was invited to join the team of potters at Red Star Studios in Kansas City, USA for three months. I followed this with a solo-exhibition in 2008 (110g) which involved the production of over 2000 tiny pots for a series of wall mounted intstallations.

My latest work involves developing a litographic technique for transferring images onto my thrown forms and using ceramic inks for tinting and laying in colour.

Although these new processes are far more challenging then my more conservative training, they are endlessly rewarding and I find that seventeen years and thousands of pots into my career, I am only just beginning!