Welcome to my web site.

I started making pottery 40 years ago and I've been earning my living as a potter for the past 34 years. The work that I make is mostly functional stoneware, but I don't have a set line of work that is made on a production basis. I prefer to let forms and surfaces develop and evolve from firing to firing. I hope you'll find some interesting images and informative text.

I like a lively, colourful surface on my work and I spend a fair bit of time doing glaze research to find new, interesting glazes to work with.

This stoneware jar stands about 60 cm tall. It was made through a combination of thrown parts and hand building. It was fired to cone ten reduction, and has brushed, poured and sprayed glazes, plus a post firing application of 23k gold leaf.

This stoneware vessel stands about 45 cm tall. It was made through a combination of hand building and altered thrown parts. It was fired to cone ten reduction, and has two different copper based glazes.

This vase has a design inspired by convection patterns in liquids. The thrown and altered stoneware form had the darker, bronzy glaze brushed on before the high temperature firing. The 23k gold leaf was applied post firing. This piece stands about 43 cm tall.

My Feature page has another piece from the same series.

This vessel stands 26 cm tall. It is part of a series of pieces I've been working on for several years, based originally on the form of a prehistoric Chinese vessel. A copper blue glaze has been sprayed on. This piece was made through a combination of hand building, press moulding, and altered thrown parts. It was fired to cone ten reduction.