My work was originally influenced by automata and children’s toys, subjects researched during my degree at Sheffield Hallam University. I wanted to include elements of both into my own work, to emulate the feelings that automata gave to me, intrigue, surprise, enjoyment. I wanted people to be drawn to my work and to engage with it. I tried to achieve this through movement and the use of colour. Some of these aspects I still find interesting and continue to include in my work today.

I am interested in 1950’s design and ceramics and have found some of my more recent work has been influenced by designers working during that period, such as Eva Zeisle and Lucienne Day. I feel their work also has some of the same aspects that interest me and provides me with the feel good factor that I want to achieve in my work.

I derive satisfaction from making objects that are beautiful and people actually use and enjoy. I find working with metal particularly fulfilling, and enjoy the physical aspect of forming the metal, seeing it change shape and form into something unique.