07/06/2026
The Long Way Round - People often ask how I became a sculptor. The truth is, I don't think I ever decided to become one.
I simply followed a path that had been in front of me all along.
My earliest memories are standing in my uncle's forge as a young boy, fascinated by the heat, the noise, the smell of steel and coal. He was a traditional blacksmith and from the age of around eleven, I spent countless hours watching metal being shaped by hand.
My brother went on to become a farrier.
Metal has always been part of our family's story.
What I didn't realise at the time was that those early experiences were quietly shaping my future.
Over the next thirty years I explored different directions, built businesses, learnt new skills, made mistakes, took risks and discovered what kind of work truly mattered to me.
Looking back now, it feels less like a planned career and more like a gradual return to where I was always supposed to be.
Today I have the privilege of creating sculptures for collectors, estates, architects and developers around the world, with my own studio and team around me.
From private bronze commissions to monumental steel sculptures, every project still begins with the same fascination I had as a child watching hot metal move beneath a hammer.
The scale may have changed.
The passion hasn't.
What started in a blacksmith's forge has become an international sculpture studio.
And in many ways, I still feel like that eleven-year-old boy learning how metal can be transformed into something extraordinary.
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