Inspiration

I create decorative ceramic tiles inspired by the beauty of nature. Being outdoors helps to calm the mind, body and spirit, its just wonderful chemistry. I usually end up watching birds, they are so territorial and unpleasant to each other yet intelligent and beautiful, I find it captivating. In my work I try to capture the objects, textures and patterns I see, the naïve outsiders view discovering the wonder around me.

All of my tile ideas start life as a sketch, I then spend a significant amount of time developing these sketches into a template. I press mould the template onto hand rolled clay slabs before firing in a kiln. Glass is used to finish all of the large tiles as I love the depth of colour. The outcome is always a little unpredictable and could go wrong but it’s all part of the process, crossing your fingers and hoping the kiln gods are ever in your favour.

As well as decorative tiles I have always had the desire to create jewellery. When I first moved to Nottingham and started learning about the lace industry I fell in love with the heritage and incorporated lace printing into my process.

I didn’t train as a ceramic artist, I actually did my degree in multimedia design. I have always however, enjoyed exploring technologies and learning new skills. Clay genuinely fascinates me, its a labour of love and rewarding when it goes to plan.

I work as a full-time teacher, I love my job as I get to experiment with photography, painting, print, sculpture and much more as a living, ceramics is very much my hobby and something I’ve been in love with for over 10 years. I hope you enjoy my website and if you have any questions please do get in touch.