Steve’s chosen career path lead him through a post A level art and design Foundation course, degree studies in 3 D Design ( ceramics) at Loughborough college of Art, then to post graduate study at De Montfort University Leicester. It was a time when there was a shift from traditional academic skills towards questioning the boundaries of fine art and applied materials. “For my part I related this to industrial/product design. This route included work in the commercial and studio ceramics industries”.
Steve’s career employment has been in art and design in both the secondary and further education sector. There was a shift from peripheral subject to its recognition as a diverse wealth creation field. “I started by teaching art , specific industrial design and completed delivering computer animation and film special effects”.
His creative work relies initially on observational drawing, both formal and expressive with themes chosen to reflect the transient, impermanent, cursory aspects of our surroundings; rain, light and in praise of shadows.
“I would describe my work as multi material, exploring technological possibilities through natural and applied colour, space, scale and proportion. Currently I am using techniques associated with marquetry. I laminate , assemble , cut and re-cut, then assemble and reassemble the material. This further enhances the beautiful intricate patterns reflecting the nature of the material. Next, I intend exploring curved lamination structures and their relationship with spatial elements. There is just something about wood”.
