I was born in Egypt in 1950, my Father being in the RAF, we moved to England when I was two years old and I had a wonderful childhood, growing up in Middlesbrough, Cleveland. I was always encouraged by my Parents, in particular my Mother.

I always loved to draw and paint and whilst at Secondary School I had a wonderful Art Teacher, but I came to sculpture relatively late. When I finally discovered it, I became thoroughly obsessed. I read everything in sight on the subject and as well as visiting galleries throughout Europe and the UK.  I undertook a BA(Hons) in Sculpture at the London University of the Arts at Camberwell College.   I followed this with an MA at Sunderland University, as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Media and Television Production. I quickly realized that to understand 3-dimensionality enough to be able to work with it, there were no short cuts and no point in relying on ‘the happy accident’.

In order to work successfully as a freelance sculptor I realized that I needed to absorb as much knowledge as I could by studying the work of sculptors past & present and try to develop personal techniques and skills based on the classical methods to avoid back-tracking and overworking.

I always enjoyed figures and sculpting them with limited information such as paintings, old photographs and written reference. This was useful training for the work.

I am now retired and working on my art full time as a hobby.

I now live just outside of  YORK.