My practice is centred on the ocean—its movement, energy and capacity to hold both power and calm. Surfing since childhood and living near the coastline in Yallingup for thirty four years, the ocean has become both my subject and my teacher. My work is an attempt to translate that lived experience into sculptural form.
I create wave sculptures using translucent resin layered with coloured pigments and fragments of recycled and locally collected sea glass. Each piece is constructed slowly and deliberately, built up in stages that allow the material to settle, react and transform.
Light plays a crucial role in the finished work. As it passes through the resin, it is captured and refracted, producing depth, movement and a luminous glow that changes depending on time of day and viewpoint. This interaction between material and light gives each sculpture a sense of life and fluidity.
Before committing fully to art, I trained and worked as a carpenter, and that grounding in craftsmanship remains central to my practice. I frame my sculptures using recycled timber. The contrast between the precision of the frame and the organic movement of the wave reflects a balance I continue to explore—between structure and freedom, control and surrender, land and sea. Using reclaimed materials is also an intentional choice, reflecting a respect for the environment that continues to inspire my work.
Australian galleries in Torquay and Denmark currently show my work which has also been sold through galleries in New York and California. Some recently-made sculptures have been purchased by collectors as far afield as Spain and Belgium. Perhaps these opportunities have come from the universal connection people feel to the ocean, regardless of geography.
I now work full-time from a bush studio I built near Smiths Beach, surrounded by the landscape that has shaped my life and creative direction.