I am a professional woodturner living and working in rural Scotland,
producing wooden vessels and sculptures from my workshop in Perthshire. I have
always strived to produce work of the highest quality and integrity using
locally sourced native wood. I have been in the Register of Professional Turners
since 1999 and have exhibited widely throughout the UK and have work in the
permanent collections of the Shipley Art Gallery as well as the Scottish
Parliament.
I have had numerous professions before becoming a woodturner, including;
fisherman, busker, carpenter and chef. I still have many interests outside
woodturning and in my free time I’m a keen gardener, forager and preserver of
wild food as well as a DJ and semiprofessional photographer. All these interests
contribute to and influence my creativity as a woodturner as I continually draw
on my surroundings for inspiration.