About the Artist

I come from a background of fine art, having trained primarily in painting and textiles, but I now feel that my real creative journey started with a beginners class in a beautiful ceramics studio in Victoria, London. It was at that point I discovered my love for working with clay, and more specifically for hand throwing and using the pottery wheel to bring clay to life. Ever since then I've been progressing and experimenting with form and colour to create unique and functional ceramic art.

Creating art using 3D mediums has always intrigued me and I now specifically enjoy using clay and then glass glazing to make my works. I enjoy the whole process; starting with a ball of clay and ending up with whatever comes to mind- a bowl, mug, vase and so on. Then there's the excitement, and trepidation, of the first firing in the kiln followed by  choosing and mixing glazes.  

I'm very much influenced by traditional Japanese ceramics, particularly in their use of earthy tones. I love creating Japanese tea sets, its hard work but very rewarding and I plan to make more in the future.  I also draw inspiration from nature, with some works reminiscent of seascapes and swirling waves,  and other works investigating plant textures and shapes through surface detail or overall form. On this page I've put some photos of my work  in progress, please take a look and see how I go about making the pieces you see for sale.