 In 1972 he joined the Brannam Pottery in Barnstaple, where he worked as a thrower for a year.He has been described as probably the best of the potters to work at Wenford Bridge, and his large pots have been said to be "very powerful".After travelling in the Far East, Asia and the United States, he set up his own workshop in Sheepwash Beaworthy, Devon in 1975.