Philosophy

B.1959 England
Education:
MA Ceramic Design - Bath Spa University 2008
Weymouth College - Stone Carving/Sculpture 1980/81
WSM Art College - Graphic Illustration 1975/77

The sculptures can be interpreted to the challenge of life’s journey; the solid, positive reality and the less than definable transience of our existence. The balanced elements create a quiet serenity within the sculptures, a snapshot of time and place.

The desire to look at ceramics from a new perspective has developed into the fusion of ceramics and Perspex with a strong emphasis on Minimalist forms. The elusive aura I had been searching for within my work came through the unexpected symbiosis created by these very different materials.

Ceramics holds strong identifiable connotations to the ancient with powerful connections to the earth’s elements, whereas Perspex with its reflective properties creates an exciting modern twist and an unexpected response to the matt ceramic surface. The solid object at times becomes a separated hovering object neither whole nor separate.

Sculpture more than most art forms can be something to compare oneself as it exists in our space, although inanimate with no voice they can reach out and connect with our own physicality.


Rather more eloquently put by Constantin Brancusi, here he encapsulates the essence of making and the reciprocal pleasure gained from an object.

“Works of art are mirrors in which everyone sees his own likeness.”2

2. Brancusi C. Walks around Brancusi. Modern Painters. Autumn 2004; 17 (no.3).