The main influence in my life has always been a love of nature and a concern for environmental issues. My experiences, as a countryside ranger and as an artist working in education, have greatly informed my art practice with an understanding of nature and human nature.
I am also intrigued by the Japanese aesthetic theory of wabi-sabi, especially concerning the concepts of impermanence and change in nature and therefore in everyday human life.
One artist who I have always admired, is Costantin Brancusi. I try to create the same natural simplicity in my sculpture, capturing the essence of things in a form of visual poetry. A Japanese concept that conveys this for me is, ‘Mono-no-aware’, which in one way can be defined as a sense of ‘Ah-ness...’.
Selected Commissions & Projects:
- 2018 Westfield Landscape Arch, private sculpture design commission, Padstow
- 2018 Roseland school Sculpture project Roseland Festival, Tregony
- 2016 Private sculpture commission. Guernsey
- 2016 Arteye sculpture commissions, St. Aubyn Estate. St. Micheals Mount
- 2016 - 17 River of Life sculpture project, The Eden Project & Exeter University
- 2015 Ginger Project sculpture commission. Zingiber sirindhorniae ginger species, Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- 2015 Reflex Marine design & seascape painting commission, Truro
- 2015- 2018 Private fish shoal sculpture commission, Perran-ar-worthal, Cornwall
- 2015 Private stone abstract sculpture commission, Oxford
- 2015 ‘Gateway to Africa’ Sculpture refurbishment, The Eden Project
- 2013 ‘Shadow shoal’, private sculpture commission, Mylor, Cornwall
- 2013 Private sculpture commission, Art-eye consultants. Newquay, Cornwall
- 2013 ‘Insect Hotel’ sculpture & workshop commission, the Lost Gardens of Heligan
- 2013 Design & sculpture commissions, Zest architects, Reflex Marine. Truro, Cornwall
- 2013 Sculpture commission, Inn Gear Ltd, Wetherspoons, Lymington
- 2012 ‘Salmon Smolt’ Sculpture commission & community workshops, Lochaber fisheries trust, Kinlochleven Sculpture Trail, Highlands, Scotland
- 2011-12 Living sculpture commission. Gooseberry Bush Nursery school, Camborne
- 2011 Hooked restaurant, ‘Fish shoal’ sculpture commission, Truro
- 2011 Cornwall Design Season, container art project, “Cornish Hedge”, Malt design team
- 2011 Installation artist. ‘Art in the city’, Truro, Cornwall
- 2009-10 ‘hi 5’ collective, installation artist, empty shop exhibitions.
- 2009-10 ‘Art in the city’, Truro & St. Austell indoors market, Restormal Arts
- 2008-15 ‘Gateway to Africa’ Sculpture refurbishments, The Eden Project
- 2008 Lead Artist, Flushing Arts Week. Community Sculpture Workshops
- 2008 Sculpture Garden Design & Earthwork Sculpture Commission. Lelant, Cornwall
- 2007-08 ‘Zen courtyard commission’. Marlborough School, Falmouth
- 2006-08 ‘Earthwork Amphitheatre commission’. Kehelland school
- 2005 Gateway Sculpture commission, Padstow primary school, Cornwall
- 2004 Project manager & assistant artist, El Anatsui sculpture commission. Eden Project
- 2004 Assist. artist, sculpture commission. British Waterways & ‘the Public’, W Bromwich
- 1999-05 Assistant artist, working on sculpture commissions & theatre set building.
- 1998 & 1999 Volunteer artist, site specific community projects, Kneehigh theatre, Carn Marth
Group Exhibitions:
- 2017 'Penwith Exhibition', Hatch Gallery, Christchurch, Dorset
- 2016 Ankemmyn Collective, The Workhouse, Llanfyllin, Powys, Wales
- 2015 Ankemmyn Collective, Lys Kernow, (county hall), Cornwall Council, Truro
- 2015 Ankemmyn Collective, The Fish Factory, Falmouth, Cornwall
- 2015 Representing Cornwall at the 45th Lorient Inter Celtic Festival, Galerie de Faouedic, Brittany, France
Selected Exhibitions and Galleries:
- 2018 Breeze Art Fair, Treriefe House September, Penzance
- 2018 Penwith Society of Arts, Associate members summer exhibition,
Penwith Gallery, St. Ives
- 2018 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Spring, Hatch Gallery. London
- 2017-18 Winter exhibition, Wallford Mill Crafts, Wimborne, Dorset
- 2017 Gallery artists exhibition, Aubergine Arts, Wimbledon, London
- 2017 'By the sea', Wallford Mill Crafts, Wimborne, Dorset
- 2017 Fresh Air Sculpture Biennale, Quenington
- 2017 ‘Posiedon’, Aubergine Arts, Wimbledon, London
- 2017 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Spring, Hatch Gallery. London
- 2016-17 Winter Associates show, Penwith gallery, St. Ives
- 2016 Tunbridge Wells International Art Fair, Hatch Gallery
- 2016 'Shouting in the wind' exhibition, The Roseland Festival. Collaboration with the ten Roseland Schools
- 2016 International exhibition, Galeria ArT Studio, San Donna di Piave, Venice
- 2015 Art N'ko, creative boutique, L'Amor Plage, France
- 2015 Gatehouse Gallery, Open Exhibition, Guernsey
- 2015 Open Studios Cornwall, Lelant, St. Ives
- 2015 - present Create Gallery, Bedruthan Hotel
- 2014 Tremenheere sculpture garden, Penzance
- 2014 - present Hatch gallery, Christchurch, Dorset
- 2013 ‘Making tracks’ summer exhibition, ONCA gallery, Brighton
- 2013 - 2018 Totally Abersoch gallery, Abersoch, Wales
- 2013 ‘Prebiennale’ International exhibition, Galeria ArT Studio, Venice
- 2013 Outdoor sculpture exhibition with Amy Lanyon, Lost Gardens of Heligan
- 2013 Omnian Scroll III International exhibition. Brighton, UK
- 2013 ‘STart’ International exhibition, San Donna di Piave, Venice
- 2013 Omnian Scroll II International exhibition. San Donna di Piave, Venice
- 2012 Falmouth Fine Arts Society exhibition, Lauderdale house, High gate, London
- 2012 - present Waterside Gallery, St.Ives
- 2011-12 Demelza Gallery, Falmouth
- 2010 - present Fowey River Gallery, Fowey
- 2010-15 Alverton Gallery, Penzance
- 2007-14 Sea Drift Gallery, Crantock
- 2000-03 Annual exhibitions, The Polytechnic, Falmouth Arts centre
Residencies:
- 2013 Artist in residence, National Trust, Godrevy, St. Ives bay
- 2012 Devoran primary school, Cornwall
- 2010-11 Artist in residence, The Lost Gardens of Heligan, St. Austell, Cornwall
- 2007-08 Marlborough primary school, Swanpool, Falmouth
- 2006-08 Kehelland primary school, Camborne
- 2004-06 Roskear primary school, Camborne
- 2000-01 Kehelland primary school, Camborne
Selected Workshops & Lectures:
- 2018 Exeter University, Arts & Culture Strategy event, The Poly, Falmouth
- 2017 Nelson Trust sculpture workshop, Fresh Air biennale, Quenington
- 2015 Artist’s lecture, Norwich contemporary arts society, the “Curve”, Norwich
- 2013 Sculpture workshops, ‘Big Lunch Extra’, The Eden Project
- 2012 Artist’s lecture, Falmouth fine arts society
- 2011 Environmental art workshops. ‘The Green Foundation’, The Eden project
- 2008 Visiting lecturer, spatial design degree program, PCAD
Awards & Honours:
- 2018 Cultivator Skills Fund, ESF, Creative Kernow
- 2018 – present 'Export for Growth' Bursary, Department for International Trade
- 2017 Quenington Sculpture Trust Bursary, Fresh air biennale
- 2016 - present Honorary Associate Research Fellow, ECEHH, Exeter University
- 2015-18 Associate Artist, ECEHH, Exeter University Medical School, Truro
- 2015 Associate Artist, the ONCA gallery, Brighton
- 2004 Prince’s Trust Business
- 1991-93 Duchy of Cornwall scholarship, Gordonstoun school, Morayshire
Professional Memberships:
- 2016 – present Associate Member, Penwith Society of Arts
- 2016 – 17 Pure Arts Group member
- 2014 – present Axisweb professional member
- 2004 - present A-N Artists Information company
- 2004 - present DACS
Professional Development:
- 2018 Project Management Success level 4 . Cultivator & ESF, Plymouth Uni,
Truro College
- 2018 ‘Speak up’, Cultivator workshop, Creative Kernow, Krowji, Redruth
- 2018 Cultivator & DIT, Business Export program
- 2017 – Present ‘Cultivator’ programme, Creative Kernow, Cornwall
- 2015 Fast Forward, business growth program, Unlocking Potential, Cornwall
- 2014 Timber frame building, Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales
- 2014 Blue Mind 4, international summit. Bedruthan, Cornwall
- 2014 Bush craft skills, Wild wise, Heligan
- 2011-12 ‘Covya’ - leadership development course, ‘People & Place’. Cornwall
- 2011 ‘The Green Foundation’, sustainable business course. Eden Project & ESF
- 2005 Stone Carving Course, Portland Sculpture and Quarry Trust
- 2005 Kneehigh Theatre Summer School. Site-specific theatre. Cornwall
- 2005 Creative Partnerships, “Blue Skies & Green Spaces”, outdoor classroom
Publications and articles:
- 2015 Bangkok Post
Education:
- 2018 Project Management Success level 4 . Cultivator & ESF, Plymouth Uni,
Truro College
- 2012 Carbon Management Degree Module, Plymouth University
- 2004-05 NVQ 3, Arts Development & Teaching, Cornwall College
- 1994-99 De Montfort Uni, Leicester. Bsc (Hons), Science & the Environment 2:1
- 1991-93 A levels, History & Biology Gordonstoun School, Morayshire
- 1986-91 Redruth secondary school
Relevant Employment & Experience:
- 2014 Conservation worker & Environmental education supervisor, the Lost Gardens of Heligan
- 1996 - 1997 Assistant Countryside Ranger, Irchester Country Park, Northamptonshire
