Staffordshire based ceramicist. Maker of slip decorated earthenware.

Each piece is unique, hand-made, individually decorated and signed. I work mainly with a red earthenware clay which is decorated using coloured slips and a transparent glaze. Like the images on them the shapes are kept simple, made using hand-processes such as press-moulding, coiling, and slabbing. The figurative decoration, often described as dreamlike, is achieved using brushwork, paper stencils and sgraffito. I work intuitively, allowing everyday thoughts and pre-occupations to dictate the direction of the image created. I try to engage the viewer through humour, juxtaposing figures, and images, altering their scale to create the unexpected. There is enough ambiguity and space in each piece to allow the viewer to bring their own interpretation to the work which pleases me. In an increasingly busy world, I like to think they are a celebration of the simple.