"These pieces are shaped from a variety of different woods which are then charred using a blowtorch and painted with enamel paint, each part is then polished to reveal it’s grain and texture before being inlaid.
For these recent pieces I’ve chosen to use the most derelict sheets of plywood I can find. Where the ply has separated and often been gouged and weathered. Not only does this give a starting point, as the patina will often indicate a direction, but the more useless it appeared for its original purpose the more it promotes the desire for its reclamation.
I try to avoid any final expectation of what I’m making and do my best to allow the surface I’m working on to evolve, allowing for accident is a key part of this process. I attempt to keep its evolvement in rhythm with its manufacture. I make original and adapt found parts for each piece in all shapes, colours and sizes discarding most of them until it starts to appear to come together.
The subsequent collections become the new found parts for further pieces."