The beauty of working by hand, using ancestral imprints to shape natural materials, is what makes me feel human. Informed by my childhood in Liverpool and my background in fashion, I explore nostalgia, humour, and craftsmanship in a celebration of form and theatrics.
My work holds spirit, heart, and hidden depths. It doesn’t shrink back or bend to aesthetic trends. Its presence is without boundaries. Its creation is authentic and uncompromising; a fantastical, theatrical, joyous exploration of craftsmanship.
Education
BA Hons Historic Woodcarving & Gilding
City & Guilds of London Art School 2020-2023
BA Hons Fashion Design
Northumbria University 1999 - 2003
Foundation Diploma Art & Design
Liverpool John Moores University 1998 - 1999
Awards / Grants
Master Carvers Certificate
Livery Company Skills Council (LCSC) 2024
Freeman of The Worshipful Company of Joiners & Ceilers
2024
Wood Award
Best Student Designer 2023
QEST Scholarship
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust 2022
Bronze 3D Modelling Award
Goldsmith’s Craft & Design Award 2022
John Herbert Social/Political Award
British Art Medal Society
Winner Emerging Carver Award
Grinling Gibbons 300 Tercentenary Award 2021
Residencies
Sarabande Foundation
London 2023 - 2025
Selfridges House of Bandits Pop Up
London 2025