What inspires me to make art is the desire to create something out of nothing. When I was 9 years old I asked my father if I could make a stone sculpture like he did. I was delighted to be told yes, with images of hammers, chisels and angle grinders in my mind, so I was rather disappointed when I was handed a lump of red sandstone and a nail. But I did as I was told and after hours of scratching a face began to emerge. With these humble beginnings my love of creating began. Of finding images just hidden from view, in the minds eye. I find inspiration in the mythologies of the world, as these stories are a kind of collective “minds eye”, telling the history and ideals of humanity. Whether in stone or steel, paint or print, I find creating art a cathartic practice, one which allows my mind to quieten and my imagination to unfold.