I enjoy the complexity and challenge of working with weathering steel. How to bend and shape it into forms inspired by the curves found in nature. I would like my works to display a sense of movement, with the surface smooth and inviting to the touch. To me, it is important the viewer sees or feels the ‘hand of the artist’ in each of my sculptures. Each piece of steel is hand cut, hand rolled, hand welded, and then hand ground to smooth the joins. Every artwork is unique.
Contemporary, abstract forms with more of a geometric structure have been evolving in my work, and sit alongside the more organic sculptures in the garden of our workspace.
I like the idea that my sculptures, created from weathering steel, will sit comfortably within the landscape and stand the test of time for many years.