Growing up in South Africa my eyes were drawn to the beauty and patterns in the landscape around me.

I went on to study both graphic design and jewellery design/manufacture in Durban, S.A. and then eagerly left to explore the world, arriving in New Zealand in 2000. 

Here, after a few years working for a jeweller in Auckland, I setup my own studio at the Corban Estate art centre. 

In 2004 I moved north to the Tutukaka coast where I still live. I have a home studio, full to the brim with my hoardings and collections of materials from the last few decades, where I happily carve away and bring my creations to life. 

For many years I have been inspired by the totems of the pacific northwest, which drew me to transition from working on a small scale with jewellery design to developing my own large  totem designs.. mainlyon timber, which I now like to think of as jewellery for giants! 

I also run the Art Station gallery in Matapouri which opens duringthe Summer and is a busy and bustling little gallery showcasing mine and other local artists eclectic work. 

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