My work

After finishing my fine art degree at John Cass in London (1987-1991), I moved to Brighton, where I was an apprentice with John Skelton over a period of three years. Here I learned “dedication precision“ (letter cutting) but also spontaneity, trust in material and myself.

To me the journey of carving, which requires and creates energy, is just as important as the final work. That process of “starting and finishing” inspires and disciplines me. My carving strokes, which manipulate stone in fragmented reflections of my direct environment, create a repetitive rhythm of sound, like my footsteps when I go for my long walks. I travel and explore by foot, India, Spain- Camino de Santiago, from my front door (Brighton) to Lands End.

Studying and teaching Life-Drawing and Sculpture (Sussex County Art Club and Northbrook College), the figure has slowly changed into “natural forms” when I carve. Currently my work revolves around the non-geometric, the off –balanced, playing with gravity. This sets free a creative imagination, a freedom in form. These “natural shapes” become “drawings in stone, like Cave paintings. Reliefs. My drawings and carvings influence each other by their processes.