I have a passion for working with wood which stems from my childhood growing up on Glenapp Estate. I combine my turning of wooden forms with freehand detailed pyrography. I choose to work with locally-found unseasoned wood. This allows the wood to move and reshape creating unique profiles ensuring each piece has its own identity. My style incorporates the natural aspects of the wood, embracing the organic irregularities, spalting and bark inclusions.
Much of my work is in response to the rustic nature of the medium focusing on the natural grain. I study the flow of the patterns to find the makings of a landscape, to then burn into the wood using the pyrography process. I love to burn trees, ferns, ivy and leaves echoing the flora and fauna of the woodlands.