Being a teacher of ceramics I aim to be a “jack of all trades” but I concentrate on figurative sculpture, working with a variety of clays, various techniques and a range of firing temperatures.

For example, Raku figurative sculptures are constructed from handbuilt and thrown sections in Raku paper clay. Most are coloured with underglazes and glazes, some have burnished sections and many have unglazed areas of clay. They are fired first in an electric kiln, then in a gas fired metal/fibre garbage bin kiln.  Some go through a third lustre firing.

Recently I have been making large figurative sculptures incorporating areas of mosaic tiles made of 2mm thick paper clay coloured with various glazes and underglazes.  From this I am branching out into non-figurative pieces with the emphasis on richly coloured and patterned decorative surfaces.  Non-figurative sculptural forms from folded and draped paper clay decorated with piercing and slip decoration reflects my love of “white on white” embroidered linen.

My figurative sculptures are best described as genre – they draw upon years of travel and working with people overseas and in Australia and incorporating other passions in my life such as carpets, fabrics and plants.

They speak for themselves. If they don’t, I have failed.

Nothing profound and no hidden meanings.