About the Work

Much of my work is thrown on the wheel. Porcelain is a fabulous clay to throw — it’s smooth and silken but is also a hard taskmaster and easily collapses. Simple graceful shapes are formed: full round bowls with an elegant footring, slender tapering vases or distinctively tall jars with the added flourish of a quirky stopper.

Minimal shapes and colour allow me to indulge in my passion for texture.

Leatherhard clay is carved into, smothered with slip, then scraped back to reveal inlaid marks.

Subtle White on White decoration emphasises differences in surface, matt against glossy, dry against glazed.