I live and work in Oban, Argyll, Scotland, where I regularly run an open studio if I’m printmaking or working on the mosaic installation taking shape in my garden. I’m a member of the Glasgow Print Studio, where I make screenprints and collagraphs.
Born in Scotland, I’ve spent a third of my life in New Zealand. My work reflects both cultural traditions and the underlying themes are sense of place and identity.
I’m influenced by everything I see, hear, do …. my work is therefore a visual record of my life, each image one element of a very large self-portrait.
My goal is to keep trying stuff, to create works that build on the last one and make me think “that’s it!” – whether it says what I meant, sends me back to the drawing board or prompts a new idea.