The international break seems like a good time to dust down the laptop and reflect on all things Evertonian and footy in general, as well as other random stuff that springs to mind.

My ceramics are created using extrusions, coils and slabs. Having lived on the edge of a Pennine village for many years, I have been influenced in my forms and glazes by the soft curves of the moors and their ever changing moods and colours, contrasting with the industrial landscape of the valley mills, railway and canals. Currently I am exploring the use of texture, slips and glazes on slabs of clay and forming them into vases and wall plaques.

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