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Born Sydney, 1959. Trained as an Industrial designer/patternmaker, in the plastics industry. He took up woodcarving and multi media sculpture full time after moving to the Mid North Coast in 1990.

Statement I think I'm too busy refining my craft to have formulated any philosophy about what I do. From an early age I recall having an interest in the visual arts, in particular with “object” rather than “image” as a means of expression.

I think that the greatest influence on my work has been my trade, or perhaps more accurately, a reaction against my training, it seems the more comfortable I became with various media the more frustrated I became at the lack of any creative input into their use.