If you're here then you must've come via my website so first of all I'd like to thank you for stopping by - I know there are plenty of other things you could be doing. A brief introduction to me and my work is probably in order here and if you've had a look round the site then you've probably got a good idea of the type of work I do. I didn't start off with the idea of becoming a ceramist/sculptor but I've been working in this medium for more than 20 years now and I'm not showing any signs of getting fed up with it.
I don’t remember being interested in much besides art at school. I had the usual boyish interests in Airfix kits and ships in bottles to keep me occupied on those frequent rainy days we’re blessed with in Scotland and my pals and I always seemed to be making things out of other things but I tended to think of art in terms of drawing and painting back then and I did plenty of that too.
When I went to art school it was with continuing painting in mind but something happened to me while I was there - I caught the ceramics bug from a couple of friends and ended up spending my final two years working in that department.
Initially I spent most of my time at a potter’s wheel reeling off vases and bowls and jugs and experimenting with slips and glazes then I got the urge to start working with sheets of clay, initially making tiles and learning more about particular glaze effects. Over a period of years my work became more and more 3D with initial influences including all those wee Airfix planes and miniature ships I’d made in childhood really coming to the fore then my love of architecture kicked in and for a while I was making very strange hybrid contraptions while still learning about clay.
Nowadays the architectural influence has won out and my work is pretty much based on the buildings around me. Living in Glasgow that means tenements and high rises as well as churches and elaborate municipal buildings – of course whenever I get the chance to go abroad I find myself sketching and photographing whatever is around me too and this feeds into the work I’m doing. Basically though, tenements and towers are pretty much my thing these days. Take a look at my gallery page if you’ve got a minute and let me know what you think.
I don’t remember being interested in much besides art at school. I had the usual boyish interests in Airfix kits and ships in bottles to keep me occupied on those frequent rainy days we’re blessed with in Scotland and my pals and I always seemed to be making things out of other things but I tended to think of art in terms of drawing and painting back then and I did plenty of that too.
When I went to art school it was with continuing painting in mind but something happened to me while I was there - I caught the ceramics bug from a couple of friends and ended up spending my final two years working in that department.
Initially I spent most of my time at a potter’s wheel reeling off vases and bowls and jugs and experimenting with slips and glazes then I got the urge to start working with sheets of clay, initially making tiles and learning more about particular glaze effects. Over a period of years my work became more and more 3D with initial influences including all those wee Airfix planes and miniature ships I’d made in childhood really coming to the fore then my love of architecture kicked in and for a while I was making very strange hybrid contraptions while still learning about clay.
Nowadays the architectural influence has won out and my work is pretty much based on the buildings around me. Living in Glasgow that means tenements and high rises as well as churches and elaborate municipal buildings – of course whenever I get the chance to go abroad I find myself sketching and photographing whatever is around me too and this feeds into the work I’m doing. Basically though, tenements and towers are pretty much my thing these days. Take a look at my gallery page if you’ve got a minute and let me know what you think.