moth and hedgerow at midnight

All my work is handbuilt apart from the use of a press mould for my plates.   It has always been important to me that the viewer of my work is left knowing without a doubt that my work is very definitely made from clay and I strive to achieve an overall rawness and immediacy.  In short, I like the clay to show itself.  I would say that one of the reasons why I love working in clay is the fact that you can literally mould your art in your hands.

As with most artists, my work has always drawn inspiration from my environment and I find that colours, textures and quality of light creates a strong influence onto my imagination.   Since leaving London in 2003 and moving back to my childhood home on Exmoor my inspiration has therefore drawn from the organic and the flora and fauna that can be found within it.  For example I am fascinated by the ‘madness’ of hedgerows with their intertwining branches and foliage woven like lace.  

For my recent work I have endeavoured to capture the colours and the romance of the Exmoor landscape and the spirit of its wild red deer.