I'm a potter, printmaker and facilitator based in Manchester, where I make work in a community studio in Trafford.

My work is deeply influenced by my rural upbringing in the Yorkshire Dales and subsequent adjustment city life: Combining clay, printing and illustration, I convey feelings of existential curiosity towards our ever-changing landscapes. I create imagery that teeters on the boundary between rural, industrial and urban environments, such as pylons, turbines, radio towers and cranes. I use these monolithic icons to represent the point at which these seemingly contrasting planes cross over, interrupt and collapse into the ordinary.

There is a strong connection between the materials I work in and the subject matter they depict - l love working with found clays and exploring their unique, earthy properties. I use these as slips to print my designs onto clay slabs, before turning them into vessels.

I juggle my independent practice alongside working freelance in the community arts, engaging creatively with local people on a weekly basis.