Creator of ceramic sculptures, mainly animals, whose work was “inspired by Celtic mythology, although viewed from the perspective of animals”. He believed that what made his work “so distinctive is the incorporation of human characteristics within the animal form.” Born in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, Scott gained a first-class honours degree in fine craft and design at the University of Ulster, Belfast, 1988–91, his master’s in ceramics at Cardiff Institute of Higher Education, 1991–3. Exhibitions included The Horse, One Oxford Street, Belfast, 1994; Blackheath Gallery, from 1994–5; Tom Caldwell Gallery, from 1996; Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, 1997 (Crafts Council Award); New Sculpture, Castle Museum, Enniskillen, 1997–8; and The Irish Show, The Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, 2003 and 2004.