After years as a creative director in commercial design plus a few elsewhere. I have slowed to a gentler pace. I am now an artist and studio potter, creating hand-built stoneware pots that don’t fulfill a brief, a specific purpose or a budget. They simply reflect subjects that inspire me. Now I am free to create what I want; I find I’m using clay mainly to create a narrative about what’s around me.
I’m delighted when someone recognises the source of inspiration in one of my pieces.
Plus the works of other potters that always keep me striving to do better.
I’m a very shy potter. My work is eclectic and as such I’m happy not to be categorised. My delight is in the spontaneous and in discovering new techniques rather than repeating old ones. My pots reflect this, being instinctive rather than highly finished. I rarely stick to one theme because there’s so much inspiration out there. The only rule is that a pot should hold water (or a bunch of daffs).
I came late to potting but its more of a passion than I would ever have imagined.
All potters are patient, supportive, and philosophical. They have to be; there are so many ways to ruin a good pot.
I truly dislike glazing and always will. I lack enough precious time on this planet to fully learn all I need about potting.
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