Why Clay ?

At the age of 16 my path led me to art college, where it became clear early on that my motivation and talents was in three-dimensional design within my Art and Illustration.

I progressed over six years of education, holding on to this desire to use model-making and sculptures to express my art using mixed media and photography for the final projects. However, like many people, I emerged into the real world needing employment, which drew me into a more graphic design and computer-based work.

After 23 years, I felt an increasingly uncomfortable frustration sitting behind a computer screen. After working full-time through the COVID pandemic, I found I was suddenly burnt out and unhappy in my career, so I focused back on my art full time as my new direction.

Working with clay employs the same skills as hand-building in air-drying clay and papier-mâché but offers a more hardwearing, permanent, and tangible product that aligns perfectly with my three-dimensional brain and allows me to express myself through my art.