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Artist/Sculptor

Having discovered stone as a medium for my work, I have yet to find another that compares. I am passionately drawn to its solidity and majesty and I revel in the length and intensity of the processes involved.

I continue to learn about different types of stone and their idiosyncrasies and to develop my creative language in the medium. I have travelled as far afield as India on this learning process - and although they are not always apparent in each work, these journeys are subtly hinted at in each finished sculpture.

Primarily a direct carver, I see the process as a conversation between myself and the stone - the inspiration for this relationship being a chosen line or a form suggested within the medium. Recently my work has focused on the human figure. Getting to this point has been a gradual journey but it has taken me full circle to return to one of my initial artistic focuses - life studies.

Within my work I hope to achieve the fine balance between the figurative and the abstract, utilising line and form in order to exaggerate and emphasise. This will continue to be the basis for my drawing and sculpture.

In the near future I intend to travel to various global centres of stone working to further develop my skills and knowledge in this intoxicating medium.