Much of my work is based on my immediate environment - the paddocks around my home, or the mudflats of Toora and Welshpool. What I 'see' out there in the world is ingested into me and I try to interpret this in my art.

Pyrography has been my main genre in recent years. I love using this technique as I associate it so much with drawing, but instead of using graphite and charcoal paper, I use a hot nib to create my work on various timbers.

What got me into this was growing and drying gourds. I looked at various ways of working on the surface of the gourd - this led me to look at what ethnic cultures do with fire and poker work.

Currently I am exploring the tradition of burning into different kinds of papers. This is a slow process which results in looking like an etching or engraving.

My studio is a vast collection of old wooden materials - more like a wood pile or a dump site. I find myself pondering over all my found materials and eventually an idea strikes and I am into my 'art world'.