Having originally trained to work with blown glass and ceramic processes, blurred recollections of the heat and flow of molten glass and the alchemy involved in ceramic firings hold an enduring influence upon my current practice. The work reflects an instinctive curiosity in method and materials, with colour, texture and surface treatments being critical aspects. Social, political, environmental, and industrial legacies become referenced through the use of materials and implied analogy. These forms albeit abstracted through memory and process are recurrently apparent throughout my work.

The pieces are composed using a wide range of media, from pigments and oxides, varnishes, oils and emulsions to fire ash, embers, earth and clays, creating sculptural surfaces of structure and form. Each ‘painted’ layer develops the history of the surface. Materials accumulate and influence as they build towards a rich and engaging visual abstraction, a narrative account, a recollection of place, a reverberation of colour and form.