My work is a reminder of something we all share: life in a physical body. I work from life, sculpting real people in the space with me. I work fast, sketching in clay, without measurement. This results in textures that feel more alive to me than a perfect reproduction.
I’m excited by the inherent jeopardy in firing my work as ceramic, often enjoying ‘the happy accident’. Inspired by Louise Bourgeois, I also use found materials, often domestic, imbued with memory. Many of my sculptures celebrate triumph over damage. My recent Body series celebrates the skill of knitting elevated as an internally lit translucent porcelain female torso, displayed in a bell jar referencing Sylvia Plath’s iconic novel.
My work aims to prompt thought about what it is to be human. In today’s technology dominated, overly cerebral world, I hope to move the viewer to consider what we share, being mind body and soul, connecting us more than our differences.
Mother’s Love (contact us about this work, please include the title)
25cms tall x 10cms wide x 13cms deep, earthenware
£485
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