About

Working from my workshop just outside Cardiff, I create unique lathe-turned and hand-carved sculptural forms that explore the relationship between material, process, and transformation.

I use only ethically sourced and repurposed timber, often working with wood felled within a few miles of my workshop which might otherwise be discarded. By transforming these materials into unique sculptural objects, I aim to celebrate its beauty and encourage a deeper appreciation of the natural processes that continue to shape it long after the tree has been felled.

Working only with green (freshly felled) timber, I embrace its inherent qualities rather than attempting to control them.  Through turning and carving, I reveal and respond to the material , allowing the wood itself to guide aspects of the creative process.

A distinctive element of my work is the deliberate incision of the wood with fine, sometimes paper-thin cuts. This introduces areas of flexibility and tension within the form, inviting movement from within. As the wood gradually dries, it continues to breathe and respond to its environment, subtly twisting, warping and undulating in ways that cannot be entirely predicted.

I celebrate these changes as evidence of the wood's ongoing life. The finished object is not a static artefact but a continuation of the tree's story, carrying traces of its former life while assuming a new identity.  The wood continues its life in a sculptural form—an embodiment of change and organic memory, still turning in response to its ever-changing environment.

 

Education and Qualifications

 

Newport Art College 1983

·       Foundation Diploma in Art & Design

Gwent College of Higher Education –1986

·       BA Honours degree in 3D-Design

UWIC - 2000-2001

·       PGCE in Secondary Education, Design & Technology

     

Recent Fairs & Events

Craft Festival Wales, Cardigan, September 2024-2026

Open Studios Trail, Dinas Powys, June 2024-26

Craft Festival, Bovey Tracey, June 2024-2026

GNCCF, Newcastle, June 2026

Made London, October 2025

Art in Penallt Exhibition, Monmouth, August 2025

Craft Festival Cheltenham, March 2024-2025

Made Brighton, October 2025

 

Spoon Carving Workshops, Horatio’s Garden, Llandough Hospital Spinal Injuries Unit, May-June 2026

Spoon Carving Workshops, Connect Through Craft Community Project, Makers Guild in Wales, April/June 2025

Spoon Carving Workshops, Vale of Glamorgan Council Courses, March -June 2024

 

Memberships

Accepted into Society of Designer Craftsmen, July 2025

Accepted into Find A Maker directory in April 2024

Accepted into Crafts Council Directory, December 2024

Accepted into Makers Guild in Wales, July 2024

 

Exhibitions

Green & Stone Gallery Summer Exhibition 2026, Chelsea

Royal Cambrian Academy Summer Exhibition 2026, Conwy

 

Gallery Stockists

National Museum of Welsh History, St Fagans, Cardiff

Queen St. Gallery, Neath

Albany Gallery, Cardiff

Hawthorn Gallery, Hay-on-Wye

Fitch & Fellows Gallery, Thame

Makers Guild in Wales, Craft in The Bay, Cardiff

Oriel Davies, Newtown

Studio Vault, Settle

 

Forthcoming Events

Festival Of Crafts, Farnham Maltings, October 2026

Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester, October 2026

Handmade Chelsea, November 2026

Society of Designer Craftsmen, Uncommon Ground Exhibition,  London, November 2026