History

I studied at Middlesex polytechnic London, specialising in Silver and

Metal design. It was a lively and creative environment and I learned

traditional techniques of silver smithing alongside a sculptural and

design based approach.  After leaving college I was awarded a New

Craftsman Grant from the Craft Council of Great Britain.   I joined Craft

Atelier, a collective of workshops at 27 Old Street, London E.C.1, where I

built up a practice undertaking a wide variety of  designs as gifts for

clients from the corporate to the individual.

From 1980 to 1994 I traded

out of the newly renovated Covent Garden Apple Market.   This soon  became

one of London’s premier tourist destination, and I made a living selling

directly to the public, developing skills at this time and producing a

wide variety of jewellery and small silver work.

In 1994 I emigrated to New Zealand to start a new life, and settled in

Devonport…I joined the Gallery 3 Collective which continued to operate on

Devonport’s Victoria Road until March 2007.

I moved my workshop  into 14A Clarence Street Devonport in 2002.  After

the closing of Gallery 3 I now have a retail outlet from the Clarence

Street  Studio.

I sell my work through twenty outlets New Zealand wide - and have had two

solo exhibitions since moving to New Zealand..

Body    1999

Giant Leap    2004