Sculptor, musician, philosopher, motorbiker, ex pilot, beach bum, christian (closet).

General interests: Sculpture. Playing guitar, fretless bass and mandolin. I like cycling, snorkelling, body boarding, cliff walking, roller skating, and some drinking. I used to love flying open cockpit aeroplanes, but cant afford it now - YOU can help by sending huge amounts of money to my website.... ha ha.

Favourite music: Norah Jones, Gillian Welch, John Martyn, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, Ali Farka Toure, Ravi Shankar, Planxty, Eliza Carthy, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones.

Favourite films: Bridget Jones, Billy Elliot, Educating Rita, As Good As It Gets, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Commitments, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Thelma and Louise.

Heroes: Jesus, Henry Moore, Vincent VanGogh, Keith Richards, Bill Hicks, Debbie Harry.

I did Art & Design Foundation at Scarborough Tech under the wing of an excellent tutor called Malcolm Byrne. then I studied art at teacher training college in Newcastle.
I went back home to Scarborough and worked as a photographer. In slack periods I resumed the experimental work I had started at Scarborough Tech.
One of the ideas I re-discovered was that by projecting a slide of straight lines on a model you could create an amazing woodgrain effect. Until this point all the 3-D work I'd done was in clay or plaster. These were easy enough to shape, but I'd never found a finish that inspired me. Then, when I saw this series of photos it just hit me. Wood! Try wood. I was soon hooked..
A couple of years ago I created an online gallery to showcase my work.
Please have a flick through it at www.Peachworkstudio.co.uk