I am drawn to images of metamorphosis and ambiguity. Very often I’m inspired by the imagery of a poem. I love to suggest shapes and connections rather than making them explicit. Sometimes a shape can be two things at once, a flame and a feather or a bird and the scale on a fish.
Most of my mobiles are inspired by poems, songs, or fragments of folklore. Translating these ideas into a three-dimensional form that unfolds through motion is a fascinating challenge. As the piece and the viewer move, shapes align and separate, shadows overlap, and meanings shift.
I like to think that there’s a sense of quiet poetry in the way that they move. They are delicate-looking structures which are far stronger than they look. Crafted from natural wood veneers, each piece is an exploration of balance — between structure and freedom, between narrative and contemplation. They move in light air currents, revealing shifting shapes and shadows that aim to tell a story of their own.
Although rooted in narrative, the works are equally about stillness. Their calm, floating presence encourages the viewer to pause and observe. People tell me that they can lose themselves watching them move.
My mobiles have been exhibited in public settings including Dumfries Museum, and the Kirkcudbright Galleries and my work is also represented on the Crafts Council Directory, Visual Arts Scotland and Craft Scotland. Currently there are five galleries with examples of my work across the country.
The same laminated veneer techniques that allow for small pieces suitable for domestic settings can be expanded into installations several metres wide. I would welcome commissions of all sizes from people with a specific idea for their home to opportunities for collaboration with architects, interior designers, and arts consultants.
CV
1983-86 Studied at the London College of Furniture
1986-90 Founder and Partner at Rubinstein & Hill furniture makers and restorers London
May – September 2019 Modern Makers Exhibition in the Kirkcudbright Galleries Kirkcudbright
September 2019 – December 2019 Mobiles exhibited in the Compass Gallery, Glasgow Glasgow
November 2019 to time of writing Various mobiles exhibited in the Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright Kirkcudbright
Spring 2020 – Spring Fling Open Studios
Spring 2021 – Spring Fling Open Studios
August 2021 – time of writing Various mobiles exhibited in “The Old Courthouse Gallery, Ambleside Ambleside
November 2021 – Upland Winter Art and Craft Easterbrook, Dumfries
Spring 2022 – Spring Fling Open Studios
May 2022 – Biscuit Factory (as part of Upland celebration) Newcastle
November 2022 – Upland Made Easterbrook, Dumfries
December 2022 -3D2D show Edinburgh
May 2023 – Spring Fling Open Studios
May-June 2023 – Applied Arts Scotland Open Members’ Exhibition 2023, Edinburgh
August 2023 – Joined Craft Council Directory
November 2023 Upland Made Easterbrook, Dumfries
April 2024 Joined Craft Scotland
April 2024 – time of writing Various mobiles exhibited in “The Old Schoolhouse Gallery” Muker
May 2024 Living Crafts at Hatfield Park, Hatfield Park
May 2024 Spring Fling Open Studios
November 2024 Upland Made Easterbrook, Dumfries
January – March 2025 Upland Decade at the Kirkcudbright Galleries
March 2025 Cheltenham Craft Festival, Cheltenham
May 2025 Living Crafts at Hatfield Park, Hatfield Park
May 2025 Spring Fling Open Studios
June 2025 Great Northern Contemporary Crafts, Newcastle
October 2025 Upland Made Easterbrook, Dumfries
January 2026 – April 2026 Kinetic Exhibition with Make Southwest in Jubilee Gallery, Bovey Tracey