1957 Born in Cape-town.
1966 Family returns to England.
1976 Finish at Bournemouth Art School England.
1978 Finish at Dartington-Pottery-Workshop
1978-83 Experience in EU and Japanese Workshops
1983 Set up own workshop in N.Germany.
1994 Professional Member of the CPA, GB.
1996 Chairman of the' Werkschule' Oldenburg,
1997 Member of AKB, (D)
2001 Fellow of CPA (GB)
2007 Member of the International Academy of Ceramics

Awards
2003 GB-Potfest, The Sotheby's competition
2002 B-Andenne Biennale Jury and the Public prize
2001 D-1st. Kultur preis Oldenburg
1998 D-Auguste-Papendieck-Preis, Focke M. Bremen
1997 D-Grassi-prize, Grassimuseum Leipzig
D-Erwin Amsink Förderpreis, Hamburg
1996 AUS-Gold Coast Honourable mention

In Public Collection
E-Cadaquès L'Amistad GalleriaD'Art.
D-Frankfurt Museum (MAK)
D-Westerwald Ceramic Museum.
NL-De Bilt, Rathaus
AUS-Gold Coast City Art Gallery
D-Clemenswerth Emsland Museum.
D-Wiesbaden, Naspa collection.
D-Leipzig, Grassimuseum.
D-Dresden, Museum
D-Hamburg, Museum
D-Bremen, Focke Museum
GB-Huttton in the Forest, Inglewood collection

2008 in NL, D and A
2007 Elected member of the AIC (IAC) NL-Groningen, Galerie Albion Putti. NL-Tilburg, Gal. Contrast D-Bremen, Galerie Mönch NL-Deventer, International Ceramics Gallery L&R
2006 ROK-Seoul, Gallery Tong-IN D-Berlin, Galerie Theis NL-Nijmegen, the Yard
2005 GB-Edinburgh, Scottish Gallery D-Westerstede, Bahnhofsverein F-Montsalvy, Gallery Du Don F-Saint-Quinten-La-Poterie, Terra Viva CH-Carougeois, Biennale CH-Lausanne,Espaces Arts & Objets NL-Groningen, Albion Putti NL-Delft, Terra
2004 F-Paris, Viaduc de Arts GB-London, Cont. Ceramic-Gallery D-Osterholz Scharmbeck, Kunstverein NL-Tilburg, Gal. Contrast D-Bonn, Galerie Hundertmark
2003 D-Beckum, Fourum Keramik D-Hüfingen, diegalerie D-Lüneburg, Galerie Meyer
2008 China-IAC General Assembly and others in NL, D amd GB
2007 PL-Academy of Fine Arts Wroc•aw Project "The D-Bad Zwischenahn, Galerie Moderne GB-50 years CPA "The Pot, the Vessel and the Object" NL-Drente, Gallery Duhullu GB-Glasgow-Bill Cliffe Gallery GB-London, V&A Museum, "COLLECT" GB-London, Royal College of Art, "CAL 2007" D-Westerwald Keramik Museum
2006 NL-De Bilt "Keramuze" GB-Glasgow-Bill Cliffe Gallery D-Koblenz, Int. Ceramic Competition GB-Glasgow, "Glasgow Art Show" GB-London, V&A Museum, "COLLECT" GB-London, Royal College of Art, "CAL 2006"
2005 Korea-Cheongju "Tradition & Innovation" Symposium GB-London, V&A Museum, "COLLECT" D-Oldenburg, Stadmuseum, 20 Jahre Werkschule. GB-London, Royal College of Art, "CAL 2005" D-Berlin, Rotunde der Dresdner Bank, "greenart" CH-Montreux Art Show D-Heidelberg,Marianne Heller
2004 D-Westerwald Keramik Museum D-Clemenswerth, "Tete à Tete" AUS-Sydney Meyer , Ceramic art int. Competition