About me

I am a Potter, which is not so much about what you do, as about who you are.

I live in the country side of Japan, north of Tokyo, in a small rural community, firing a wood kiln and making a living from the art that I love.

I started pottery at the age of 14, and later gained a BA in ceramics design at Latrobe University. I ran Castle Donnington Pottery in Swan Hill for four years, before coming to the traditional pottery town of Mashiko, Japan,in 1990. I apprenticed to the National Living Treasure, Tatsuzo Shimaoka.

Since then I have been happily ever aftering here in Japan, making woodfired porcelain functional pottery, spending as much time with my lovely wife and four beautiful children as I can; sharing good food, good conversation and good times.

I exhibit my work mainly in Japan, but have started to venture into the UK, the US and even back home in Oz. I do workshops and write articles for magazines occasionally. I hope that my work brings some of that joy of living into the homes and lives of the people who use it.