B.A. (Hons) Fine Art – Wirral Metropolitan College. He specialised in sculpting in both Portland and Ancastor stone.
Ian's work is entirely hand carved from raw blocks of stone, taking into account the grain and qualities of each individual piece of stone.
In his work he takes inspiration from all forms of anatomy found in the natural world and in particular, contrasting organic and mechanical structures and forms.
He is concerned with the juxtaposition that exists between the natural and man-made world, in particular looking at the exoskeletal forms of insects and the articulation and links of these organic yet quite mechanical forms.