Statement and CV

Statement

Having worked as a lecturer teaching Communication with art students in Further Education and having always enjoyed creative activities and photography, I was encouraged to become a student again at 53.  I then found a renewed             enthusiasm for art which I had somehow mislaid along the way while being distracted by being an adult.

Early on, I found an affinity with clay and focussed on expressing my thoughts on the world via ceramics.  My work         includes political statement, social commentary, work inspired by nature and ancient forms.  I mostly hand build, the wheel and I are in the early stages of our relationship, but this is something I hope to develop.

I also try to incorporate other types of media into my work via surface decoration or by including film and/or sound to create mixed media installations.

I work to amuse myself, vent my frustrations at the world and see where the journey takes me.

C V

Born in 1971, Peebles, Scottish Borders. Currently living and working in Galashiels.

E D U C A T I O N

Stirling University 2016 - BA Teaching in Further Education

Borders College 2024-25 NC Art and Design

Borders College 2025-26 HNC Art and Design

Borders College 2026-27 HND Art and Design (ongoing)

G R O U P   E X H I B I T I O N S

2024 – NC Art and Design end of year exhibition, Borders College, Galashiels

2024 – Open Exhibition, The Little Art Hub, Galashiels

2025 – HNC Art and Design end of year exhibition, Borders College, Galashiels

2025 – The December Open, No31 Gallery, Duns 

2026 – Exploring Ceramics, ScotArt, St Margaret’s House, Edinburgh

2026 – Water, Smailholm Art Show, Smailholm, Scottish Borders

2026 – Group Exhibition, The Little Art Hub, Galashiels