flotsam Tag

'Pursuit of Intrigue' is the title of a new short film made about my work. The film offers a sensitive portrait of my current work; focusing in on my ceramic and mixed...

22 March, 2015

I'm endlessly inspired by the sea and my visits to the beach, even if I don't actually fancy a swim right now! But recently I've been enjoying the local hills...

24 January, 2015

I've been developing an idea based on buoys (the kind that are often used by boats, or on fishing nets) and particularly the broken and tangled versions I sometimes found washed up...

12 October, 2014

I have a special liking for slightly deserted landscapes with that abandoned dilapidated look going on. Dungeness on the Kent coast has to be my favourite place to experience this kind of...

29 August, 2014

[caption id="attachment_1700" align="alignleft" width="225"] Thames River Bank[/caption] Last week I went on a very exciting trip to London to go 'Mudlarking' on the banks of the River Thames. Beach combing, to...

28 June, 2014

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="1448,1449,1454,1453,1451,1450"] I take a lot of inspiration from the beach. Sometimes it's oblique; things catch my eye and then filter through in unexpected ways. Sometimes it's as direct as...

19 March, 2014

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="1168,1169,1171"] I've recently been finding lots of things that appeal to me in the colour blue, mainly around the home. And, almost by accident I've also been re-discovering lines....

14 August, 2013

I've been taking some photographs down at the seaside; finding some inspiration amongst the pebbles. There's a real rugged beauty there, in the concrete, twisted metal and seaweed coated structures....

28 September, 2012