My training in stone carving started at City & Guilds of London Art School, where my course combined learning about carving in its historic context as well as focusing on drawing and modelling as fundamental foundations to develop skills in creating sculptural works in stone. The course also enabled me to develop my interest in lettering, a craft that I continued to study with Richard Kindersley after graduating. These elements still inform my work, which I see as a continuation of the millennia-old human interest in carving stone to make meaningful objects. I explore new forms of expression in stone, finding the distinctive properties of this material as relevant, useful and alluring as they have always been.

Before working in stone, I practised as an architect for over ten years, leading a number of complex projects in listed theatre and arts buildings. These projects recognised the importance of materials and craft in creating beautiful and convivial spaces. Having been close to the legacy of skilled making by hand for so long, it became clear to me that I wanted to work directly with materials myself.