My sculptural vessels are each individual, with the shape partly planned and partly allowed to develop organically. The work refers to shapes and movements that occur in more than one context, both manmade and natural, from erupting aliens and diving whales to flowering rocks and tree-root covered ruins.
I hand-build in stoneware, and use shaping and darting to create a curved shape out of flat pieces of clay slabs, before fine modelling and trimming to enhance the shape and sharpen edges.
I love texture, sometimes adding a layer of textured slip to a piece, using ‘dry’ glazes and volcanic glazes to further create interesting details in the surface.

While I normally work in my studio in Dundee I will be sharing a POS venue near Rattray. During the Open Studios there will be demos, bargains and cake!