My background is in editorial and book illustration. Books are my great love aIthough I spent several years working on paintings which explored the abstract qualities of colour. I now work mainly with found objects, paint and collage, still fascinated by the relationship between words and images but with the talismanic power of historical places, objects and relics - real or imaginary - my main area of interest.
I live and work in rural north-east Suffolk and am lucky enough to have two studios - one I share with my partner in Halesworth and another a few miles away in rural Chediston. Over the last couple of years I have spent more and more time working with learning-disabled adults and teenagers, providing art workshops on a regular basis, a job I find hugely rewarding. I am particularly interested in encouraging people to use their imagination through art, an approach which helps overcome the 'fear factor' and enables them to experiment and enjoy the freedom to play and make discoveries through their own work.
At present I am working with my landlord on creating a gallery behind my studio which we hope, over the next few years, will provide a unique resource for this area of Suffolk.