Information on Works

My work is figurative ceramic sculpture which is hand built, employing a use of casting and moulding techniques with Earthenware and Porcelain clay.

The satirical element in much of the work originates from a style of humour that is peculiarly British. The double entendres and overt sauciness seen in this style of humour have influenced the characterisation and expressions of many of my figures.

Through my work I am also exploring a variety of themes including vanity, excessive consumption and privilege. I am interested in exploring how grotesque displays of wealth are a very universal human quality, common to most societies. For a number of my pieces I have chosen to focus on depicting fictional characters from the higher echelons of English society in the Eighteenth and early Nineteenth centuries. Part of the inspiration for these pieces came from the satirical, visual narratives of James Gilray and William Hogarth, both of whom vividly portrayed the gluttony and decadence of wealthy and powerful personalities of their day.