2026 – Taking part in Potfest South West – Shaftesbury

I am a ceramicist working from my pottery studio and small gallery RED in Redruth, mid Cornwall. I graduated from Falmouth College of Art in 1998.

I make stoneware vessels, thrown – with a smooth clay, and coil built – with grogged clay. Also, figurative Serenity Heads. These are individually hand carved. A slow, rhythmic process that is endlessly satisfying. The result is a unique and extremely tactile form that looks and feels both modern and ancient.

My work is carved using a small stripping tool, creating curves and pattern and making the pieces so satisfying to handle and use. They are mindfully made and beautifully tactile.

The pots are finished in a dolomite glaze and a combination of slips, underglazes, oxides, a colour palette that reflects the beach where I swim year-round.
I’m influenced by ancient pottery vessels, studio pottery pioneers, contemporary throwers, through to Japanese and Scandinavian clean lines of design, modern wood carving, large sculptural work and simple stones and shell forms.
The carved lines of my pieces are representative of the tidal lines, sand and rocks on Cornish beaches, the geology of the landscape and the history of mark making in clay.

My vocation is ceramics. Making is my inspiration, motivation, meditation and play.