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Much of my majolica is inspired by Australian wildflowers, with a 'Prestonesque' technique, although I also enjoy painting abstract designs.

My work is wheel thrown, hand painted and thrice fired with 22ct gold lustre. For those you technically minded, I use a fine white porcelaineous clay with a white zircon glaze then painted with ceramic colours. I fire to 1220° C and apply 22ct gold lustre before a third firing to 750° C. 

Conceptual and Fanciful

In the first, I create fanciful, larger than life birds inspired mainly by extinct and/or prehistoric varieties. I give each bird its own personality and name. I also create fanciful floral garden sculptures.

In the second body of work I cononcentrate on "conceptual" themes such as the example above "Earth Bound I and II" in which I have layered different coloured stoneware clays. This is my way of referencing the form, surface and texture of the earth that surrounds us. 

In this conceputal work I search for the essence of the material's structure and the qualities it naturally posseses.

These pieces are handbuilt using coils and slabs of a versatile and groggy clay called BRT. 

When highly fired, iron spots come to the surface and glisten in the sun. 

Raku is a Japanese pottery style with roots in the development of the 'tea ceremony' about 400 years ago. Raku is a low-fired, glazed pottery. 

When red-hot, pieces are removed with tongs and placed in a metal container usually with sawdust or paper to catch carbon which is infused into the body. This is a quick, spontaneous way of firing with unpredictable results (risks as the quick thermal shock can crack some work).