Current Work

Electric fired mixture of black earthenware and white stoneware, as well as deep red stoneware clay. The work is refined functional tableware and exhibition installation pieces. An austere aesthetic is usually adopted for the work.

Galleries with work available:
CAA, London.
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh.
Blackwell Arts and Crafts House, Windermere.
Joanna Bird, London.
Ruth Coram, London.

View a recent Commission "The Barley House Commission"

Technical Information

Electric fired to 1140ºC. Crushed kiln shelving is used for surface texture, as well as crushed stones, especially Pink Cumbrian Sandstone. Also sand is used within the black clay to produce a speckled ware.

Background and History

1978 Born in London

1997-2001 History of Art Degree (BA 2.1)
University of York

2001-2002 Apprenticeship with Rupert Spira
Church Farm, Shropshire (Sept 2001- Sept 2002)

2003-2004 Assistant to Edmund de Waal
Vanguard Court, London (Oct 2003- Oct 2004)

2004 Work in own Studio, Cumbria.

Recent Exhibitions and Awards

2006 Origin: The London Craft Fair, Somerset House
CAL 2006, Royal College of Art, London.
UKTI Research trip to Japan.

2005 Blackwell Arts and Crafts House, Cumbria, with Edmund deWall. Table Manners, Crafts Council Gallery.
Chelsea Craft Fair, Week Two, London.
Scottish Gallery: Flower Power, Edinburgh.
Joanna Bird Gallery: Still Centre, London.
Ceramic Art London: Royal College of Art, London.

2004 Gallerie Besson: Summer Exhibtion, London.
Chelsea Craft Fair: Week One, London.

Awards:

2006 Arts Council, Research and Professional Development Grant.

2005 Crafts Council Development Award.
Winner of Elle Decoration Future Classic Award 2005.

2004 Finalist in British Crafts in Japan Award.
Finalist in Design for Scandinavia Award.