Living in the Lake District and being surrounded by the mountains has veered my inspiration towards the water sources, gullies, streams and rivers, which cascade from the tops. Following the watercourse down from the hills, along the valleys and out to the coast is a journey in itself.

My work is very much inspired by the elements, especially water and earth and how the two interact with each other.

I am intrigued by the power and force of the elements as a process, not just in nature but also in the creation of sculpture in the studio. Nature is so diverse in its manifestation; from erupting volcanoes and fast running waterfalls to delicate seeds floating on the wind and the turn in colour of leaves in autumn. Of course, the underlying theme of all of this is change and movement, flow and motion. One of my objectives therefore, is to capture, through my sculptures, a permanent still from the film that is Nature; specifically a moment in the life-cycle of rocks which subtly, yet unstoppably, are oscillating from tiny particles of sediment to large expanses of metamorphic rock and back again.