Perched on one of the gently rolling hills of Tuscany, in central Italy, is the small Medieval town of Certaldo. Surrounded by the olive groves and vineyards of Chianti, Certaldo is half-way between Florence and Siena and it is here that I have chosen to settle with Clara, my Italian girlfriend.

After a long and ambitious journey of self-discovery - designing, teaching, and working for studios in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA - I now feel at home here in Tuscany, where
I apply my 25 years’ experience to the development of a greater understanding of the art of ceramics.

The environment in which I live inspires me with great energy and I feel that the work I am now producing is a dynamic integration of the influences of all my world travels. In my Tuscan home, surrounded by ancient ceramics collected from the Orient and Pre-Colombian South America, I now look back on those years as an invaluable training ground.

As a potter, there is an overwhelming feeling inside me of working in a medium closely linked to the ancient past. I would like to think that I translate this in my work, but with the added excitement of a fresh and modern approach.