My ceramics are inspired by the pottery of the Mediterranean, where colour and pattern are as important as form. I make pieces that refer to the history of maiolica, but I avoid copying and clichés. Gestural brushwork contrasts with controlled making. I aim for simplicity and freshness, exploiting variation and contrast and the rhythm of decorated and undecorated areas.

Next shows
In the autumn I will be exhibiting a collection of forms like the one shown here, at The Found Gallery in Dunbar. More news later.

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