I enjoy working in a variety of materials and techniques to explore combinations of texture and form. I take my inspiration from microscopic images of scientific exploration and also my own photographic studies. I use texture to give my work a unique ‘personality’ as well as visual and tactile appeal. For the 'onetree' exhibition that toured galleries around the UK in 2001, I created a bowl, entitled ‘Wish, Hope, Dream, Everything’.“The bowl I created is full of contrast. I had never worked with oak before this piece, but the surface qualities it holds are amazing and complement well with the polished pewter and rosewood patterning. The texturing process itself is long and precise, but always worthwhile due to the character it creates every timeâ€.I studied Three-Dimensional Design at Manchester Metropolitan University and have worked in a variety of materials, including pewter, silver, plastics and wood. My pewter napkin ring set was one of the MMU winners of the Pewter Live 1999 competition, and was displayed at Pewterers’ Hall in London. I was also awarded both a Precious Metals Bursary and a Grant from the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in order to create a double-skinned silver bowl and a unique condiment set. My work has been exhibited at several London shows.
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