Artist’s statement

Current Work

Wood fired & Raku. Stoneware, sculpture, domestic & garden.

Work generally available from:
Focal Interiors, Nottingham
Oakwood Gallery, Edwinstowe
Rufford Ceramic Centre
Art Outside website

Other Information:
School & Community Residencies.
Workshops, demonstrations & lectures.

Workshops
I hold workshops in my studio on Friday mornings and all day Saturday, in all aspects of ceramics and at all levels. £30 per full day (£25 for a block booking). Contact me for further details.

Technical Information

Raku - propane fired, wood fired. Anagama - cone 12.

History

Formal Qualifications
1992 - Master of Arts Art and Design, Sheffield Hallam University
1988 - Batchelor of Arts (Hons) Sculpture, Sheffield Hallam University
1982 - Certificate in Ceramics, Sheffield Hallam University
1969 - Certificate in Education, Bretton Hall University

Teaching Experience
1998 to Present - Landmarks, Creswell. Ceramics Tutor.
1997 to 1998 - W.E.A Sheffield. Lecturer in Art History.
1974 to 1997 - North Nottinghamshire College. Course Leader Access Art and Design, Lecturer Ceramics, Lecturer Critical Studies.
1971 to 1974 - Aston High School, Rotherham. Art Teacher.
1969 to 1971 - Rotheram High, Luton. Art Teacher.

Community and School Projects
All the following workshops resulted in permanent pieces being installed in schools or community centres, or in a public location:

1990
Sculpture Workshops - The General Cemetery, Sheffield - Various pieces installed within the cemetery.

1991
New Territories - Grange Crescent Centre, Sheffield - Pieces installed within the cemetery.

1993
Raku Workshops - Arts Alive, Worksop.

1995
Raku Workshops - Boilerhouse, Maltby.

1997
Trash Fashion - Childrens' Festival, Bolsover Castle.
Halloween Workshops - Community Centre, Whitwell.
Victorian Festival - Bolsover, Derbyshire.
Christmas Workshops - Community Centre, Whitwell.

1998
Paper, Clay, Still Life, Portrait - On From CUBISM - Valley Comprehensive, Worksop.
Alternative Self-Portrait - Northcliffe School, Doncaster.
Space 2000 - Myers Grove School, Sheffield.
Trash Fashion - Childrens' Festival, Bolsover Castle.
Tile Workshops - Bolsover Regeneration Project - Bolsover Model Village, Derbyshire.

1999
Ceramics For The Conservation Garden - Askern Junior School, Doncaster.
Hats Are Me! Ceramic Workshops - Northcliffe Comprehensive, Doncaster.
Outer Space Markets - Children's Festival, Bolsover.

2000
Boffin Hats - Science Day at Whitwell Community Centre.
A Bridge Too Far - Children's Festival, Bolsover.
Selby Abbey Workshops - Read School, Drax.

2001
Year Of The Artist Residency - Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire - Running Workshops For Schools And Visitors On The Theme Of The Castle.
Raku Workshops - Abbey Field Park, Monteney & Yorkshire Art Space, Sheffield.
Panels And Imprints - Yeoman Park School, Mansfield Woodhouse
Sculpture Garden - Burton Street Project, Sheffield.

2002
Tile Workshops - Northcliffe School.
Raku Workshops - Hinde House.
Raku Workshops - Abbeyfield Multi-Cultural Festival.
Summer Tile Workshops - Persistence Works.
Tile Workshops - Athersly Juniors, Barnsley.

2003
Tile Workshops - Canklow Woods Primary School, Rotherham.
Tile Workshops - Sacred Heart Primary School, Sheffield.
Tile Workshops - Mansfield Museum & Gallery, Mansfield.

Exhibitions

Recent Exhibitions:
CERAMICA: November-December 2009 Stoke-on-Trent 
PAINT, CLAY, WOOD: September 2009 X-Church, Gainsborough 
PAINT, CLAY, WOOD: August 2009, Thoresby Park, Notts. 
ART IN CLAY: August 2009, Hatfield House, 
GREENHOUSE: Rufford Gallery, Rufford Country Park  

Group Exhibitions
2002 - Clay, Paint, Wood - S10 Gallery, Sheffield.
2002 - Time Out - Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire.
2002 - Wirksworth Festival - Wirksworth.
2001 - Northern Potters At The North Light Gallery - North Light Gallery Huddersfield.
2001 - Wirksworth Festival - Wirksworth.
2001 to Present - Art Outdoors - Lea Bank Nurseries, Loxley - An ongoing exhibition with changing exhibits.
2000 to 2001 - Northern Potters At The Harris - The Harris, Preston, Yorkshire.
2000 - 2001 - ArtSpace At Rotherham - Rotherham Art Gallery
2000 - Concerning The Spiritual, Sheffield Cathedral, Selby Abbey.
2000 - Eight At The Hewett - Hewett Arms, Worksop.
1999 - Northern Potters At Keighley - Cliffe Castle, Keighley.
1998 to 1999 - Space 1999 - Ruskin Gallcry, Sheffield.
1997 - Northern Potters At The Harris - Harris Museum, Preston.
1996 - Buildings And Contents - Bishops House, Sheffield.
1995 - A Meeting Of Visions - Pierepoint Gallery, Thoresby Park.
1995 - Fruit And Nuts - Boilerhouse, Maltby.
1995 - Northern Potters At Keighley - Cliffe Castle, Keighley.
1995 - Sheffield Contemporary Arts Trust At The Mappin. - Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield.
1994 - Catalyst - Anglican Cathedral, Sheffield.
Tetrahedron - Atrium Gallery, Bourmouth University.

1992 - Renewal - Anglican Cathedral, Sheffield.
1992 - Map Out - Cartwright Hall, Bradford.
1992 - Trail Blazers - The Midland Railway Station, Sheffield.
1992 - In Memoriam - The General Cemetery, Sheffield.
1992 - Something For The Landing - Merlin Gallery, Sheffield.
1990 - Sheffield Contemporary Arts Trust Exchange - Crescent Art Gallery, Scarborough.
1990 - Sculpture Highlight - Holmfirth Art Gallery.
1989 to 1990 - Days In ‘89 - Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield.

Solo Shows
1992 - Dancer And The Rocks - Merlin Gallery, Sheffield.
1993 - Figure And Vessels - Arts Alive, Priory Gatehouse, Worksop.
2001 - Residency Exhibition - The Little Castle, Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire.

Permanent Public Space Work
1991
To See Heaven... - Cement Fondue, The General Cemetery, Sheffield.
Renewal - Stoneware, Terra-Cotta, & Raku Wall-Piece - The Clocktower, The Northern General Hospital, Sheffield.

1992
Marriage Of The Sun And Moon - Ceramic Reinforced With Concrete - The General Cemetery - Financed by Sheffield City Council.
The Diver - Terra-Cotta Wall-Piece - The Hydra-therapy Unit, The Northern General Hospital, Sheffield.
The Evolving Spirit - Stoneware And Earthenware Wall-Piece - The Merlin Theatre, Sheffield.