My work begins with images taken from the world around me – found images of surfaces, textures, colours, sometime much as I found them but often “taken for a walk”, to borrow a phrase. I take delight in exploring how far I can transform an image to create a different way of seeing.

The viewer is invited to bring their own imagination to my images. I am sometimes asked “what is this a photo of?” In truth, by the time I have finished with Photoshop, scissors, glue and other additions, it’s not a photograph of anything anymore. One reason for working from found images is to ensure that the final work will retain an “organic” feel, a “memory” of the real world which provides a hook for the viewer. I am continually surprised at what they see.