Walter's interest in figure drawing was developed at Edinburgh College of Art. Since graduating he has taught in secondary schools and further education but now works as a full time artist and sculptor. He produces slip cast ceramics which are all signed, dated and numbered.

A great deal of time is invested in a new sculpture modelled in clay in the traditional way but often using 20-80 pieces for one item. A plaster mould is then made, then filled with liquid clay (clip cast).The sculpture is then reconstructed, dried, biscuit fired and then raku fird. The shiny glazes are sprayed on to the sculpture which is then heated to over 1000 deg Celcius. The kiln is then opened, the red hot sculpture removed and carefully placed in a bin filled with straw which burns to produce dramatic effects on the glaze. "Raku firing" is a tradional Japanese technique used in the production of tea bowls.