My first bag of potter's clay was opened with the excitement of testing out a new medium - an approach I often took for a short holiday away from painting (my main art practice for well over three decades). Some years later I'm still with the clay as I discover more and more about the intriguing world of ceramics.

I trained as a printmaker but turned to painting for lack of a press. Now I find the skills and techniques I've learned through these artforms transfer naturally onto the responsive surface of the clay. It's this aspect that particularly interests me.