​My philosophy as an artist is simple:  that anything that you create should be pleasing to the eye as well as being fit for purpose. Form and colour are what make a pot useful and pleasing to the eye. What I want is that when someone picks up one of my pots, that he or she wants to use it, look at it . I’ve used these ideas throughout my career as an artist and most particularly in the years since I started working with clay. I try to achieve this balance in each of my pots.