WHAT TYPE OF WORK/ART DO YOU DO?

I make hand-forged culinary knives and patterned steel. I love being able to express myself through the craft of forging. The difficulty of knife making makes me feel that I am forging myself along side the steel. 

HOW WERE YOU FIRST INTRODUCED TO THIS TYPE OF WORK/ARTISTIC PRACTICE?

I was introduced to forging knives whilst visiting Hobart, Tasmania in early 2013. Being a Chef, I have used knives all of my adult life but had never considered how they were made. This meeting instantly sparked my curiosity and I began tinkering straight away. 

HOW HAS YOUR  WORK/ARTISTIC PRACTICE CHANGED AND DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS? WHAT FACTORS DO YOU THINK AFFECTED THIS?

When I started out I reconditioned vintage knives, made knives using manufactured blades and focused on injecting new life and soul into the knife through the materials I used. I always had a vision of me forging knifes to have total freedom over the appearance and design of the blade. Starting with raw materials allows me to take a knife in any direction I choose.