A ceramicist originally from Melbourne, Australia. After graduating from La Trobe University, he came to Japan in 1990 and studied under Living National Treasure Tatsuzo Shimaoka. He built his first kiln in Mashiko in 1994 and is now based in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture. His work is distinguished by ash glaze, rush-straw hidasuki, and tobikanna (paddle-and-anvil) techniques fired in a wood-burning kiln. Guided by the belief that "a vessel is only complete when it is used," he pursues the beauty of functional ware.