Art, photography and clay has been a large part of my life. My ceramic work is primarily porcelain based for its true white canvas to take strong colours and textures. The work has evolved over the years, but its identity lies in texture, pattern, colour combined with the coastal landscape. Recently the work has progressed to explore emotional responses to the intertidal coastline; the hypnotic repetition of the waves, to capture the wildness of the elements, texture of the beach, and the marks of nature as it totally surrounds me, a form of escape from this everyday life. To play with the idea of being absorbed, immersed, surrounded, in nature’s power. And to recognise the elemental power of nature over manmade structures versus the consequences of human life on our surroundings.
Memberships to Dacorum Potters, Bucks Potters & Sculptors, Anglian Potters, Icknield Potters. Alumni Fellow at Digswell Arts Trust.
Teaching delivered to ceramic learners, and skills based workshops.
2012 PTTLLS – Preparing to teach Lifelong Learning Sector – West Herts College
2011 City & Guilds Higher Professional Diploma in Creative studies- Ceramics, West Herts College
2005 City & Guilds Professional Development Diploma course –Ceramics, West Herts College
2003 City & Guilds Creative Studies course (majoring in ceramics) at Richmond Adult College
1988-1991 Nottingham University BA (Hons) Fashion & Textile Design (Embroidery)
1987-1988 Kingston Polytechnic, Surrey Foundation Course in Art & Design
WORK HISTORY
2010-present
Annual joint exhibitions at Living Craft (until 2012)
Exhibited at Art in Clay, Hatfield
Exhibited at Earth & Fire, Rufford, Nottingham (2011)
Work sold at The British Museum, Ice Age Art, arrival of the Modern Mind 2013
Works sold at Obsidian Art, Stoke Mandeville
Works sold at Back 2 the Wall gallery 2010-2012
Works sold at Blackthorpe Barns
Works sold at Capel Y Oriel, Llangollen (until 2016)
La Lampe Céramique, Carouge, Switzerland 2015
Innovations Ceramics, Cambridge (Selected Anglian Potters)
Work sold at Gwalia Ceramics, Llangollen(until 2020)
Works sold in Gallery 38, St Ives (2014-2016)
Works sold at Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire
Work sold at Cecelia Coleman Gallery, St John’s wood, London(until2022)
Work sold at Byard gallery, Kings Parade, Cambridge(until2022)
Work sold at VK gallery, St Ives, Huntingdon
Work sold at Cove Gallery, Weymouth, Dorset
Works sold at Serena Hall Gallery, Southwold, Suffolk
Works sold at Marine House Gallery, Steam House Gallery, Beer, Dorset
Digswell Arts, Alumni Letchworth
Raveningham Sculpture Trail (2021/2022)
Exhibited at Potfest, Compton Verney, 2022/2023
Exhibited work at Potfest, Suffolk, 2023
Cambridge Open Studios 2022/2023
The Mall Gallery, London, Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual exhibition 2023
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