My work has been described as modern classical though I'm not sure this is an accurate description - I leave the viewers of this website to form their own judgements. All forms of the natural and man-made world are inspirational. I enjoy developing designs in my sketch books though I often have some of my best ideas working with the metal at the bench.

I first developed an interest in silversmithing as a student on a teacher training course. My interest developed while teaching and I gained a Final City and Guilds in Goldsmithing and Silversmithing in the early days of my teaching career. Making silverware is time consuming and has a limited market. I wanted to work in precious metals but to do so I needed to sell my work and that wasnt easy. I transferred my skills, taught myself jewellery making and developed a keen interest in gemmology - the market in jewellery is very much bigger and if you want to make you have to sell to buy the materials.

In the early seventies I won a silver medal in the Welsh National Eisteddfod for a silver and black opal pendant and chain that was the last time I got around to entering a competition! At this time I was near to leaving teaching to work full-time as a designer craftsman but got married and we needed the security of a regular income. A career in education took over but I always promised myself that I would be creative again and the opportunity came with an early retirement from full-time education in 1997. I am now thoroughly enjoying myself designing and making.

My work is based on the central principles of the mastery of the craft, innovation and experimentation, bearing in mind always a desire to enhance wearers and present gemstones to advantage.

Gemstones, both precious and semi-precious, are sourced through reputable gemstone merchants. I take a particular interest in obtaining unusual semi-precious stones and pearls along with more traditional diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires etc.