I currently reside on the Kapiti Coast at the seaside village of Raumati South. Having been involved with glassblowing since 1978 I commenced my training at the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (now Industrial Research Ltd) in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

My training was carried out under the curriculum of the British Society of Scientific Glassblowers ,having sat and pass my qualifying examination at the University of Liverpool in 1982.

During my travel overseas I experienced various facets of glassblowing including production of glass detection electrodes at Kent Industrial Measurements in London ,followed by production glassblowing for Peter Sieglar in Durban, South Africa .Whilst living in Durban I also gained experience in neon sign making at Claude Neon.

I am currently based at Victoria University in Wellington where I have a well equipped workshop/studio that tends to the requirements of research and teaching laboratories at Vic and also private individuals and companies.

Apart from scientific glassblowing a reasonable portion of my work is devoted to artistic glassblowing ,this ranges anywhere from producing glass elements incorporated into other artists work ,producing props for the film industry , to creating glass architectural panels for residential and commercial buildings . If it is glass (in all its forms) you are thinking about I am happy to discuss any requirements you may have.