About

 

After more than 30 years as a jeweller working with precious metals and gemstones, I have expanded my practice into ceramic sculpture. While jewellery taught me precision, craftsmanship, and an appreciation for fine details, clay has offered me the freedom to create larger, more expressive forms that can tell stories and have real impact.

My sculptures are inspired by animals, mythology, traditional cultures and humanity's relationship with the natural world. I create symbolic creatures—often winged and ceremonially adorned—that blur the boundaries between reality and imagination. These guardians, spirit animals, and mythic beings draw on the rich visual languages of Africa and Indigenous cultures from around the world, reflecting a shared reverence for nature, transformation, and the interconnectedness of all living things.

At the heart of my work is a deep concern for the disappearing natural world. Many of the animals I sculpt are endangered or culturally significant, becoming symbols of resilience, protection, and remembrance. Wings appear throughout my practice as metaphors for transcendence, hope, and the possibility of moving beyond the physical into the spiritual. Whether depicting a rhinoceros, elephant, bear, or imagined hybrid creature, my aim is not to illustrate mythology but to create contemporary myths that invite curiosity and reflection about our place in the world.

Surface and material are integral to my storytelling, I use Caesin milk paint to cold finish or raku firing,,glazes, and gold lustre to evoke the richness of ancient artefacts, sacred objects, and treasured relics, with a modern twist.

My work celebrates the symbolic power of animals or people to inspire , meaning, and connection. To nature, and through sculpture, I invite a sense of wonder, that encourages reverence for the living world, and offers a reminder that humanity is not separate from nature, but important part of it.