Observation and interaction drive my creative process which encompasses works in welded steel, cast sculpture, mixed media, photography and film. Works evolve in a collage-like fashion with, at times, ‘chance’ being my principal collaborator. For me, there is a thrill in not fully knowing what a finished piece may look like until the last weld run is made, a cast within a mould revealed or daub of colour dried.

I live and work on the Isle of Wight, in southern UK. In much of my work I take reference from the coastal environment, the impact of mankind upon it and the extraordinary acts of nature. Equally, I am drawn to the dynamics of urban existence and architectural form.

Platforms for experimentation without consequence clutter my studio as I seek forms that evolve through design, inspiration, practicality and chance. Experience has led me to look deeper and smile longer as frustrations, failures and successes mutate. The marks of process; ‘the story’, as relevant and vital as the ‘finished’ sculpture.

The act of creating is, in itself, an adventure; not merely about following a set of rules.