Halfway through a degree in American and English literature, I tried throwing a pot on the wheel and was instantly hooked. I started working at Winchcombe Pottery in the Cotswolds during university summer breaks. This was my first taste of production pottery and wood firing. This got me even more hooked.

Right after I finished my degree, I went to Italy to work as a studio assistant at La Meridiana. This was an impactful time for me, as I met Mark Hewitt there while he was teaching a two-week class. His skill on the wheel was unbelievable, and I set it as my goal to apprentice for him. After a year or so of traveling and living in different places, my wife, Lauren, and I moved to North Carolina, where I completed a four-year apprenticeship with Mark Hewitt.

After my apprenticeship with Mark ended in 2018, I worked in potteries in England and Thailand. In 2019, I did a residency at the Shigaraki Cultural Park in Japan, and followed this with a residency at the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, North Carolina.

Over the past few years, I’ve become more interested in using local wild materials in my craft. This begins with the clay. In North Carolina, I began mixing my own clay and also experimenting with local rocks to make glazes.

In 2020, I began the MFA program in ceramics at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. Over three years there, I studied glaze chemistry using local materials under John Neely. I took geology classes, which helped me focus my research. My thesis show was titled “Tea time with the Devil.” It showcased four glazes made primarily with one local granite from Devil’s Playground in northwestern Utah. Here’s an article I wrote about it if you want to read more!

During our time in Utah, Lauren and I had two girls (well, she did most of the work). Juniper is our eldest and Flora is the younger of the two. They keep me as busy as making pottery and I love them and Lauren soooo much.

From summer 2023-2025 I was the artist in residence at Pleasant Hill Pottery in Oregon, which is a program focused on wood firing. I also taught ceramics at Lane Community College during this time. Over the years I’ve taught workshops across the U.S., Europe, Asia and New Zealand. I love to teach and connect with potters from around the world.

In summer 2025 my family and I moved back across the pond to England. We have settled near St. Ives, Cornwall. I am thrilled to be working at the Leach Pottery running their adult classes and workshops. Cornwall is a beautiful place to be and my family loves it.

My hope is to work at the Leach whilst continuing to deepen my own pottery practice and eventually build a kiln of my own.