1974 -           Claire studied Art Foundation at North Warwickshire College of Technology and Art -
                           won prize for best first year student

    1979 -          Gained B.A.Honours in Ceramics Demontfort University Leicester

    1981-          Established a pottery department in the occupational therapy department of a hospital 
                         in Leicestershire

1983 -1997   Taught art and pottery to people with learning and physical disabilities with in
                         Leicestershire social services

    1987 -         Started producing a range of domestic stoneware from own studio which was sold at
                         major quality craft fairs and exhibitions around the country

    1996 -         Changed direction with style of ceramics. Her work then developed in to a semi
                          abstract style where she would sculpt a variety of bird and animal forms and stylise
                          them just depicting their major characteristics, this would allow for them to be raku
                          fired which would give an uncontrolled exciting range of colour and pattern to the
                          sculpture. Claire then concentrated her sales more toward the trade side supplying
                          galleries through the trade fairs at Harrogate and the Spring and Autumn Fairs at
                          Birmingham's N.E.C. whilst also attending selective shows such as Potfest,  Art in
                          Clay  and  Craft Potters Association  shows

1998-2000    Owned and ran Bond Street Gallery selling a selection of hand made silver jewellery,
                           cards, paintings and ceramics, her own studio was on site here where she worked to
                           commission with her paintings and ceramics and also held the annual 
                           Midland Potters exhibition.

Clay for People with Special Needs

 Claire was showing her ceramics at Art in Clay when she was commissioned by A & C Black to write a book on Clay for People with Special Needs. With seventeen years experience of this work and  years of creating ideas and techniques to assist  people with disabilities, was able to produce this book  helping  develop  peoples  artistic and technical skills.

She wrote this as a handy guide for any one who has special needs ranging from learning and physical disabilities to the occupational therapy of dealing with psychiatric illness. The book being  written in a very straight forward language so that non potters will not be overwhelmed by terminology and that it can be used by carer's, nurses and occupational therapists within their roles.

Claire has written about specific projects and ideas that she has developed and that have been tried and tested over the years, each chapter instructs you step by step from the beginning including any patterns you may need the techniques of how to do it and firing and glazing the final piece, the main objective of this book is to enhance peoples lives through building skills and self esteem and to make it as easy and clear as possible for the people concerned to follow.