Growing up and living in Northern Ireland influences my work greatly, I use simple materials, found in nature and in industry like Pebbles, worn bricks or Wood as a starting point.
Each one, symbolic of a different time or emotion in my life. In these ranges I am trying to show a sense of growth and embellished evidence of a story of conditions they have survived.
The weathered state of these materials show great resilience and character.
Throughout my life I have always been fascinated by creating, recently I have been working on combining my passions for cooking, eating and designing tableware as a performance.
I design and make my ceramics with a unique understanding of utilitarian function, but fused with a great passion to make objects that are imaginative in form, material and style.
In my tableware forms I like to challenge what we are used to, how do we handle it? Should it sit flat on the table/or tilt towards the diner?
Years of working in restaurants has made me think differently. My work is mainly thrown, often altered to create sculptural pieces that are also very practical.
