I am a studio potter working on the North Norfolk Coast, with over thirty years of experience practising my craft. The open beaches, wide skies and surrounding countryside quietly inform my work, and I am drawn to calm, simplicity and restraint, allowing the natural character of the clay and the making process to remain visible.
I make small batches of hand-thrown, high-fired functional stoneware. My focus is on form, proportion and use — pieces that feel good in the hand and work well in everyday life. I tend towards a subdued, neutral palette, keeping the work honest and understated. All handles are traditionally hand-pulled and carefully applied, so they sit naturally and feel integral to the pot.
Alongside this, my work is beginning to move in a new direction, bringing my long-standing love of painting into the surface of the ceramics. This is emerging through a more intuitive use of line and decoration, particularly using blue on white forms, while keeping clarity, balance and function at the heart of the work.
My studio is a small, early twentieth-century building, originally created to support returning soldiers after the First World War. It remains a place of quiet, purposeful making, and I feel very fortunate to work there. I am usually accompanied by two dachshunds, Olive and Sausage, and my fox-red Labrador, Inca, who are well used to the rhythms of studio life and the occasional splash of wet clay.
I value traditional methods, durability and thoughtful design, creating pieces that are individual, made to last, and intended to be used and enjoyed.
