Based in Port Stephens I see creatures in forgotten wood, driftwood, or storm-fallen timber, weathered and worn by time and tide. It’s tortured and scared. Others see firewood, I see creatures/animals in the twisted grain.

Modern and traditional hand tools, chisels, spoke shaves and adze bring new life to old wood.

I think my sculptures have personality, are expressive, tactile and sometimes abstract.

I celebrate the texture and “scars” of the timber, allowing the natural imperfections to shape the final form. Perfect replicas can be ‘machine made’….I don’t do that.

Exhibitions

Sculptures at Scratchley 2023, 2024
Sculptures in the Garden 2023,2024