Maker's bio

Having first trained as a stone mason, it wasn't long before I became enraptured by the beauty of living form, represented in stone. And the cross over to figurative sculpture was therefore inevitable. I have been passing on this infatuation to individuals, and groups for nearly fifteen years. I am almost permanently the sculptor in residence with one Reading-based community organisation, or another : ranging in diversity from Reading University, to (presently) British Islamic Gardens. My aim is to encourage others to love stone sculpture, as much as I do ; so these weekend courses invite all students to return to my studio, to finesse their work lovingly, after their course, for free,