My ceramic work is concerned with the malleability of the material through making and firing.
I endeavour to capture the softness of wheel thrown clay in the finished objects.
My work revolves around a concept of function, sometimes breaking through in to it
and sometimes referencing it. Forms are informed by early animated film such as
Disney’s Fantasia particularly the sorcerers apprentice where domestic utilitarian
objects are anthropomorphized, taking on human gestures and interactions.

All pieces are fired in wood fired anagama kilns for three to five days using
the pyroplasticity, fly ash and flame flashing of the firing to accentuate the
softness and movement within the form.

I have developed several stoneware clays and porcelains which
respond directly to the atmosphere generated within the kiln and respond to
direct flame impingement during protracted wood firings. Some of the work is
partially glazed with titanium ash glaze and carbon trapping shinos.
All pieces are assembled and altered whilst soft.