I make salt-glazed woodfired ceramics, living and working in West Wales. My pieces are contemporary, functional, wheel-based forms, things to be used and enjoyed.
Awards:
1991 Crafts Council 'Setting-up' grant
1994 Prince's Trust 'Partners in Europe' Travel Grant
1996 The Hungarian Ministry of Culture - Prince's Trust 'The Fragile Continent' (Forming links and working with Hungarian artists)
1999 Welsh Arts Council, Craft Bursary2000 Travel and research award, for travel to Hungary and research development.
2000 I.C.S. Ketchkemet, Hungary Scholarship to New Generation
2002 Welsh Arts Council - Professional Development Award
Collections:
2000 International Ceramics Centre collection, Ketchkemet, Hungary
2003 British Embassy, St Petersberg, Russia
2005 Adolph Egner, Cologne, Germany
2007 Sponsors Award, Goudse, Holland
Exhibitions:
1992 Economist Building, London. Balls Pond Studio Group Exhibition
Beaux Arts, Bath 'Young Artists of Promise'
1999 Leicester City Art Gallery,'Salt and Soda'
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Welsh Contemporary Ceramics
2001 Chelsea Crafts Fair, Chelsea, London
Contemporary Craftsman, Monmouth 'Saltglaze Ceramics' book
2002 Rufford Arts Centre, Salt glazed exhibition
2004 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh ‘Blue and White’ Exhibition
2005 Potfest in the Park, Cumbria
Keramisto, Millsbeek, Holland
2006/7 Potfest in the Park, Cumbria
Art in Clay, Hatfield
Ceramics in the City, Geffrye Museum
Ceramic Biannual, Brasscatt, Belgium
Goudse Ceramics Festival, Holland
2008 Goudse Ceramics Festival, Holland
Potfest in the Park, Cumbria
Art in Clay, Hatfield