About me:

My work is mainly in stone, occasionally incorporating iron and stainless steel, materials I feel are elemental, hard and uncompromising.  This is fundamental to my work.  Wherever the idea comes from - natural forms, heavy industry, words, politics - I strive to imbue the piece with an elegant solution.
It is important to me that the viewer feels invited to touch, to feel the contrasting textures, to engage with the physical form as well as the intellectual idea.There is a continuous process of exploration, of developing ways to interpret ideas, to challenge the commissioner and viewer.

Experience and training:

For many years I ran my own retail business.  I then changed direction to fulfil a lifelong ambition to become a Sculptor / Stone Mason.  Following nine years working at Salisbury Cathedral, I became a full-time Sculptor.

1990 - 1992
Weymouth College.  Full-time course in Architectural Stone Masonry and Carving.  Awarded City and Guilds Advanced Craft Diploma with Distinction.

1992 - 2001
Salisbury Cathedral Major Repair Programme.  I worked as a Carver / Stone Mason on the Spire, Tower and the West Front, carving Dog Heads, Sheep Heads, Label Stops and Gargoyles.  For the West Front I carved Stiff Leaf, Plinth Stones, Finials and Architectural details.

Significant Commissions:

2009	Garden Memorial. Pitton, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
2008	Letter Cut House name. Arlesford, Hampshire.
2007	Sculptural Birdbath in Red Sandstone - Private Collector
2007	Garden Sculpture in Northumberland Grit Stone - Private Collector
2006	Replacement Carved Panel in Chilmark Stone - Longford Castle, Bodenham, Salisbury, Wiltshire
2006	Garden Sculpture in Peakmore Sandstone & Kilkenny Fossil Limestone, Seating in Portland Limestone & Iroko - Private Collector
2005	Garden Sculpture in Northumberland Grit Stone - Private Collector
2005	Design and create three sculptural seats in Granite for the Porter's Garden, in the Historic Dockyard, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth. Onyx Environmental Trust Award & Best Landscaping Award 2005 - Portsmouth Society
2003	Commemorative Sculpture in Portland Stone - St. Peter's RC School, Winchester, Hampshire
2002	Stone Garden Sculpture in Kilkenny Fossil Limestone - Private Collector
2002	Sculptural Seat and Sundial in Portland Stone - Memorial Garden, St. Mary's Church, Broughton, Hampshire
2002	Replacement Cartouche in Ham Hill Stone - Taylor's Historic Almshouses Conservation Project, Salisbury, Wiltshire.  (Winner of The Civic Society 'Lady Radnor Award')
2000	Design and Carve Front Porch Details - Listed Chapel, Salisbury, Wiltshire
1999	'Animal, Vegetable or Mineral' in Kilkenny Limestone - Sculpture for Broughton Public Art Commission, Broughton, Hampshire.  (Part of 'Best Street Furniture' award - South of England in Bloom)
1999	Memorial in the shape of a Snail, in Red Sandstone - Dauntsey School, Wiltshire
1998	'Sarah' Head in Portland Stone - Private Buyer
1997	'Earrings' Head in Portland Stone & Serpentine - Private Buyer

Publications & Catalogues:

2006	The Garden Gallery - Rachel Bebb & John Garfield
2006	Sculpting Techniques Bible.  Edited by Claire Waite Brown
2006	Yew Tree, New Work
2006	Muse Magazine - January 2006
2005	Art Loan Collection - University of Winchester

Work in Progress:

Local Authority Commission:  Design Public Park Sculptures, Fair Oak, Southampton