I make large, highly decorative platters and smaller pieces which are slab-built or wheel-thrown using a mixture of stoneware clays. I decorate with slips and underglazes using thick brush strokes and splatters which are not entirely abstract. Most pieces are then glazed in a transparent gloss which draws out the colours and contrast. I draw on my studies in architecture and my previous work in surface design in the way I build and decorate clay.