"My first scroll form was quite a small figure and not unlike the classical architectural decorative pattern, the vitruvian scroll. This was cast in concrete, but shortly after, I found clay to be a far more suitable medium, and I’ve been using it ever since. The scroll sculptures are suggestive of human and animal forms (at least that's the intention), and the idea has been to portray a varied range of expression and movement using this one simple device.
Recently I’ve be working on a development of what I call the column scroll form (double scroll on a pole), and the latest pieces, although similar in concept to these, have a more organic, flowing style.
We’re often asked about our influences and inspiration, and to be honest I can never come up with a definitive answer. Although I tend to cite the good old Vitruvian Scroll as my starting point, I think it comes as much from a gradual assimilation of ideas during our day to day lives.
Overall, my intent is to produce forms that are both visually pleasing and tactile, and so I have both of these qualities in mind during the whole sculpting process."