Retrospective

Here you’ll find the old work … selected items produced over 40 years which shows my progression to the work I make today.

School & 6th form projects – 1986 – 1989

A lidded fish dish made in 4th year school, and a tall floor vase.

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College work 1989 – 1991

These planters were made when I was experimenting with gas firing and wax resist technique. These designs evolved into the orchid pots.

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1990’s – Oriental Style

Bonsai pots, planters, temple ornaments, and early orchid pots, all based on oriental style ceramics

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1999 – 2003 – Pedestal Jardinières and Vases

Evolving on from planters, my very first pedestal jardinier was in a style of a birds nest. There is a Wisteria outside my studio in which blackbirds nest each year at the top of the trunk. My idea was to produce a pedestal as the tree trunk, and place the vase, decorated as a birds nest, sitting between the branches. I produced both plain and decorated varieties of jardinier during this time.

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2003 – 2006 – Sculptures & Jewellery

Seeing how far I could push the clay during a firing. Inspired by ducks fishing in Christchurch Quay, the Diving Duck was the first experiment to see if it could hold up and not collapse or crack during a firing.

Ceramic jewellery.