I decided during lockdown to start work on some new wall hangings which I have been designing for some time. A few years ago I created a small range of pieces inspired by woodland creatures and wanted to revisit these ideas. So far I have created 8 new designs on the themes of rabbits, mice, […]
Towards the end of last year I was invited to take part in a show at The Wingates Gallery in Leicester titled Independent’s Day. Obviously, this started to be arranged well before lock down and any of the issues and worries which have happened since.
Earlier this year my good friend Carenza Hayhoe asked if I would be able to create two new book covers for her next books in The Greyhound Trilogy. We have had several meetings about what would be a good fit and feel for the books. It was decided to use the same greyhound and cat […]
As my pieces take such a long time to create I have always listened to music while working and I get lost in my own world once my headphones are on. My collection has grown to the point where I had to add some new shelves to house all my cds. I do like to […]
Back in May 2019 I was contacted by The New Ashgate gallery to see if I would be interested in showing some pieces in their spring exhibition. I was of course very excited to be asked and after some discussion we agreed on which designs they liked the best and how many pieces I would […]
I discovered the joy of working with clay by chance. I was trudging home from my weekly shopping in the Portobello Road when I noticed a muddy front door at the top of a flight of stone steps. The door was part open so I gave it a push and walked in. Inside was a […]
Text: The test piece in the first image shows a Japanese White eye bird amongst cherry blossom and this has been created using my own powder blue clay body. Since the start of this year I have been working on new ideas for creating a coloured back ground to my sgraffito designs. I have already […]
‘When reality is replaced with dreams. When Earth is a memory. Look further. Look deeper. And find her again. She is us, we are her. Since Time began. Until Time ends.’ (poem, j.pitt) The present is a very strange place to exist. We are facing things in a way that humanity has not really faced […]
