"What plaster do you use?" is a question I'm asked at least a couple times every week, and while I really don't mind, it is quite a difficult question to answer. Plaster is not an easy medium to use for artwork, and it is especially difficult to master. It cracks, it peels, it crumbles. It can be too soft, too hard, too dry, too wet.

Let's face it, plaster is not designed to be used for artwork.

My artwork is inspired by nature and the textures found there, as a way of bringing that sense of peace and tranquility found in the natural world into our homes. So it's important to me that the materials in my work are as natural as possible in order to compliment this ethos. One of the main components of the plaster mixes I have created is gypsum.