Artist's Statement

“In my work, I am trying to capture the power of enduring love, out there, in here, beyond the transient nature of this physical existence, beyond the rawness of being, always. For one reason or another I have visited unusual situations and places throughout my life. Clues as to what this life has been, and still is, are evident in all that I embody if looked for hard enough. I tend to travel inward for inspiration: nowadays my response to catastrophic events lies within my art practice, so it could be said that chaos and trauma inspire my work, but I hope that its overriding essence is optimism and the strangely positive power of enduring anger.

My aim is to focus on love and all that is beautiful in this world, whilst acknowledging the lurid reality of darkness and despair. I believe that deep within us all, we possess the primitive and inescapable character of a force of nature, art being a conduit for this raw state of being. I feel strongly that somehow, together, we are journeying to the elemental creative core, the ceramic outcome being just one part of the ever flowing whole.”