My introduction to pottery, along with many others in the 1970’s, was through school but as I approached retirement I decided to rekindle my interest in clay by enrolling on evening classes. Once retired I attended daytime classes to develop my skills further, but it was an inspirational Masterclass with Ashraf Hanna and more recently a short course with Clay Yorkshire which has led me to concentrate on hand-built ceramics.

My current work is done without the use of drawings or sketches to allow freedom to explore form and texture. I then retain the white “raw clay” effect by doing a single kiln firing. Certain pieces are then enhanced with a wax finish or gold leaf.