I’m a British sculptor based in Northumberland, making figurative concrete works that move between realism and abstraction. Drawing on formal concerns of form, shape, mass, and material honesty, the work is grounded in a respect for what sculpture physically is.

My practice is driven by an interest in what endures: the human spirit, human endeavour, and the traces people leave behind as life moves from one generation to the next. The stone walls, rocks, and quarries of rural Northumberland are a constant presence, echoing labour, resilience, and time. Concrete, with its stone-like character and versatility, allows me to explore ideas of continuity, effort and memory, allowing surface finshes that appear earthy, bone-like, or weathered.

Apart from the rural landscape of my home, Prehistoric art, ancient Egyptian sculpture, and early African art are also important influences, alongside formative memories of a South African childhood. These sources share a focus on essential form and a sense of timeless presence that continues to inform the work.

Sculptures are either modelled in clay and cast, or built directly in concrete. The physicality of mixing, modelling, and waiting on the material, and the slower tempo it imposes, is central to how each piece develops. Clay offers a more yielding counterpoint, but also supports a back-and-forth between intention and what the material suggests.

Drawing, and some painting, underpins the practice. Regular life drawing sustains an understanding of the figure and keeps the work connected to lived, observed human presence.

A busy corner of the studio