My work is linked to my territory, firstly because this is where I live and where I find my raw material. In Burgundy, I can easily find all the tree types I like to work with: beech, ash, walnut, cherry, elm, and so on.

Woodturning and sculpture are my main focus. I specialise in hollow shapes with small openings. Equally important to me are colours: browns, blacks and whites, which I prepare myself with iron oxide, by burning or by bleaching.

I was chosen by Albert Le Coff, organiser of the International Turning Exchange (ITE), for a 3-month residency at the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia. It was a fascinating adventure that taught me so much about artistic turning techniques.

I do contemporary woodturning. Tradition is present in my work because I begin with traditional woodturning techniques, then innovation comes through in textures, colours and finishes I choose.