CURRICULUM VITAE
Date of birth: 31st May 1958: Hawick,
Scotland
Training: self taught
Became a full-time maker in May 1989
Taught part-time at Edinburgh College of Art, Department of Applied Art (Furniture Design)
1994-6
Elected a professional member of the Scottish Artists and Artist Craftsmen (SAAC) in 1996
Elected a council member of the SAAC in 1998
Exhibit regularly in the UK
Worked on private and public commissions in the UK and abroad
I produce a wide range of work in wood and other materials. I can work on a large or small scale. Most of my work is privately commissioned and I enjoy working closely with clients to develop their ideas. I am asked predominantly to make furniture and can also incorporate the following skills into commissions:
Carving
Turning
Inlay
Lettering
Gilding
However, I do not regard myself exclusively
as a cabinet maker. I also produce:
Sculpture, both abstract and
representational
Text and word prints
Mosaic
I am interested in using reclaimed and found materials, where appropriate, in my work.
EXHIBITIONS
| 1990 | Woodland Centre, Ancrum, Borders Region, Scotland |
| 1991 | Furnished by the
Imagination, Crawford Arts Centre, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
| Stitchill Smithy Gallery, Kelso, Borders Region, Scotland | |
| 1993 | Broughton Gallery, Broughton, Nr Biggar, Scotland |
| 1994 | Summerhouse Exhibition Dryburgh, Borders Region, Scotland |
| 1995 | Crafts in Action, Lantwit Major, South Glamorgan,Wales |
| Summerhouse Exhibition, Dryburgh, Borders Region, Scotland | |
| A Celebration of
Craftsmanship, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
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| Broughton Gallery, Broughton, Nr Biggar, Scotland | |
| Stable Gallery, Yetholm, Borders Region, Scotland | |
| SAAC Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| 1996 | Summerhouse Exhibition, Dryburgh, Borders Region, Scotland |
| A Celebration of
Craftsmanship, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
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| SAAC Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| 1997 | On the Riverbank,
Stable Gallery, Yetholm, Borders Region, Scotland |
| Kirkhouse Summer Exhibition,
Kirkhouse, Traquair, Borders Region, Scotland |
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| The Artful Garden,
(mounted by the Scottish Gallery) Greywalls, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland |
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| Christmas Present, Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, England | |
| SAAC Annual Exhibition, RSA, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| 1998 | WoodWord, Solo Exhibition, Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre, Jedburgh, Borders Region, Scotland |
| High Summer, Mainhill Gallery, Ancrum, Borders Region, Scotland | |
| SAAC Annual Exhibition, RSA,
Edinburgh, Scotland Second place in vox pop: Riddell Cabinet |
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| 1999 | The Eildon Tree, a new writing magazine for the Scottish Borders. Poems published in editions 1 and 2 |
| Silva '99, Broughton Gallery, Broughton, Nr Biggar, Scotland | |
| 2001 | Celebrating Boxes, Tullie
House, Carlisle, England and Oxo Tower, London, England |
| 2002 | Celebrating Boxes, Clock
Tower Gallery, Croydon and Collins Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland and The Usher Gallery, Lincoln |
| Open Art Competition, Angus College, Arbroath | |
| The Great Divide, The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh | |
| Sit up! design classic chairs, Ettrickmill, Selkirk, Scotland | |
| The Clockhouse Gallery, Mellerstain, Scotland | |
| 2003 | Celebrating Boxes, Harley
Gallery, Welbeck, Notts and Museum & Art Gallery, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton |
| Ettrick Riverside, Selkirk, Scotland | |
| 2005 | The Right to Roam, NEO, Cockermouth, Cumbria, England |
| 2006 |
Out of the Woods
(organised by The Scottish
Furniture Makers), Harestanes Countyside Visitor Centre,
Jedburgh |
| 2008 | Straws in the Wind, The Flat Cat, Lauder, Scotland |
MEDIA COVERAGE
| 1990 | Radio Tweed |
| 1992 | The Southern Reporter: 16th January |
| Border TV News Look Around: 25th March | |
| 1994 | Sunday Times (Scotland): 3rd July |
| The Southern Reporter: 8th September | |
| Radio Scotland, Nancy Nicholson: 24th September | |
| 1995 | Talk to Friends of the R.S.A. 11th October |
| The Woodworker: November issue | |
| 1996 | Artists Newsletter: June issue |
| Woodcarving: November: Issue 31 | |
| 1997 | Tweeddale Press, Business ‘97 Autumn supplement |
| 1998 | The Home Show: February issue |
| Radio Borders, David Marsland: 7th May | |
| 1999 | Get going, Borders business supplement, Southern Reporter, 25th March |
| 2001 | Celebrating Boxes,
by Peter Lloyd and Andrew Crawford Published by Stobart Davies - ISBN 0-85442-093-2 |
| The Border Telegraph: 30th October | |
| The Herald: Weekend Living: 3rd November | |
| Border TV News Look Around: 6th November | |
| The Southern Reporter: 15th November | |
| Traditional Woodworking: December issue | |
| 2002 | The Scotsman: S2, Tuesday 18th June |
| The Sunday Herald: 23rd June | |
| Talk at Ettrick Riverside, 29th August | |
| The Southern Reporter: 12th December | |
| 2003 |
Garden UK,
by Rob Cassy Published by Conran Octopus - ISBN 1840913290 |
| 2004 | Scotland on Sunday,
'At Home' magazine, ‘Hands On’ 1st February |
| The Southern Reporter: Thursday 25th March | |
| Scotland in Trust (The magazine of the National Trust for Scotland): Spring issue | |
| The Times, Weekend
Review section: Saturday 17th April |
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| Home Plus Scotland: July/August Issue | |
| 2005 | Border Life, Spring issue |
| The Southern Reporter: Thursday 26th May | |
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Tweed Rivers Published by platform projects and Luath Press Ltd - ISBN 1-905222-25-4 |
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| 2008 | The Southern Reporter: Thursday 15th May |