I'm a glass artist based in New Zealand and I work from my Auckland studio where I live with my partner, two teenage boys and our cats Maple and Syrup.

My work has been published internationally and has been exhibited here in Aotearoa as well as in Australia, the UK and the USA. Lately I've been concentrating on making pieces people can wear everyday and I'm loving the change in direction.

Glass is both subject and object in my work and its chemical and physical properties fascinate me. It is fluid whilst unyielding, delicate whilst impenetrable. Glass can transform from liquid to solid in an instant and still retain the illusion of movement.

My process consists of making finely crafted glass beads melted with a torch according to traditional Italian methods. Although the techniques I use are ancient, their application is contemporary and I am constantly experimenting with the nature and chemistry of glass.