The elements and evolved forms in nature are the principle influences of my ceramic sculpture. The shapes created and formed by water in the landscape are equally as fascinating to me as the rock and crystal formations of underground caverns. The fact that these natural features have been produced over time by the action of water inspires me to incorporate water as a feature of some of my large scale work. In these I use the qualities of water to enhance the texture and colour of the materials surface, giving life and movement to the inert fired earth.

My recent small scale work took inspiration and was representative of leaves as they change form and colour in the autumn. Each sculptural bowl was hand formed from a single slab of local brick clay, decorated with engobes and multi-fired to gain a variance in surface colour and texture. This form was also used in my latest exterior sculpture which was exhibited and sold this summer at the Bevere Gallery, Worcester. 

My work for the Bevere Gallery summer exhibition 2009 were exterior sculpture that were slip-cast using my own developed formula from local brick clay. Each piece cast in the shape of an apple has the addition of leaves and hand formed stalks.