I’ve had an appreciation and respect for wood for as long as I can remember, due mainly to the location and environment I grew up in. Being part of an organic family farm for many years, in the beautiful mid-wales countryside, certainly helped shape my thoughts on the world around me and life in general. After many years working as a farmer, I concluded that my sole aim was to leave the land in a better state than when acquired, thus doing my bit to help nature & wildlife for future generations. After all, quite simply, we are just custodians of the countryside.

A few years ago, like many other people, I began to question whether the occupation I was in, was the one that I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Although there were many aspects of farming that I enjoyed, I felt somewhat unfulfilled, as If I knew my pathway lay elsewhere. The answer to my question was, quite literally, all around me, I couldn’t see the wood for the trees!
As an integral part of nature, trees & woodlands had always intrigued me, therefore it seemed obvious that working with wood, was indeed, what I should be doing.

With an abundance of windblown trees around me, it was a natural progression to purchase a lathe and attempt to honour, in my own way, the spirit of the tree by creating a piece, that displayed it’s beauty. That philosophy has stayed with me from day one, as I’m sure it will throughout my life.

Being self taught has given me a freedom in my design & creativity, that is sometimes stifled through conventional teaching.
It means that I can look at a piece of wood without any pre conceived ideas of what I should make. This is a big advantage in keeping an open mind, when deciding what particular style or form would best suit the piece of furniture, or artistic turning, I’m about to make.

I’ve sold my work through galleries, also places such as the Hay Festival and will probably continue along a similar path, in the future. I offer tuition classes as I enjoy teaching and passing on the knowledge that I’ve gained, to other like minded people.

I’d like for the people who acquire my work, to have as much pleasure in owning the piece, as I had in making it.