Paul has been involved in creating quilts and textile wall hangings since 1985. He is the winner of several prizes as well as three Best on Shows. He has been a teacher since 1988. He strives to encourage quilters to take risks and discover their own voice. He teaches both design and technique classes.
He has taught classes at local and regional level, during nearly all National Quilt Festivals and certain Quilt Indabas in South Africa. Internationally he has taught in Zimbabwe, Germany at the Irsee Academy, New Zealand (New Plymouth, Auckland and Hamilton) and the Netherlands. He was invited to teach classes at the 9th, 10th and 18th European Patchwork meeting in Val d’Argent, France.