I like to use this space as a sort of diary for all of my creative thoughts and experiences. Documenting something it helps to clarify it in your mind, well it does for me anyway, and to be honest, my husband is probably sick of hearing me bang on about Art. So here is a nice place to share and process what i’ve experienced, and hopefully it might make sense, in the end!

I spend a lot of time thinking about what I do and why I do it. Being a full time artist is no walk in the park. The money often comes in fits and starts, the hours are long and crashes in confidence are regular. Despite all this, I feel so lucky that I get to create every day and that my work resonates with and connects me to other people in the world.

My sculptures are about our connection to the earth and how important that symbiotic relationship is. The work explores concepts of how we use rituals and ceremonies as a way to help us feel connected the the earth, to ourselves, to each other and maybe to a spiritual higher power (depending on what you believe in). Often central to our rituals and ceremonies are the natural elements. Sacred stones circles, healing waters, transformative smoke & fire, forest bathing, grounding from the Earths’ magnetic energies. These are central to our rituals across all cultures for millennia and this to me highlights the importance of our connection to the Earth, as across the planet, we are all part of the same natural world. We are all born of Mother Earth and we will return to Mother Earth and it’s this relationship I explore in my Sculptures

Clay is a great material for this exploration, being literally of the earth, although these days clay is manufactured and refined in factories, but it is still possible to simply dig it out of the ground, refine it yourself and use it, if you have access to a clay rich deposit somewhere on your land.

Clay is so versatile and responsive to touch, and then there is the magical alchemy that happens in the kiln to add more excitement. It feels like a sort of collaboration between myself, the clay and the kiln. This collaboration doesn’t always work out. The dialogue between us can get confused, but oh my, when it works, that is the true rush that keeps me coming back for more.