Artist of Sculpture.
My 25 year background in Graphic Art and my training as a Tui’na massage therapist in the traditional Chinese discipline inform my work. I have travelled extensively and the exposure to indigenous art and culture I experienced then, and now through literature and other images, has guided and influenced me greatly.
17 years ago I began working with clay. Alongside my own practice, I run fun filled and lively weekend workshops where I teach people to sculpt in clay and to make musical clay drums. One of the unexpected pleasures of teaching is the way I am able to use it to rediscover who I am as an artist.
Working with clay is a meditative process which encourages reflection and introspection ~ my own experience of this has fostered the development of my sculpted heads. Some are bald and androgynous; all gaze inward to a place of stillness and insight, an inner world where there is serenity and clarity. Working with clay has also led me to contemplate my connection with our earth mother as a source of energy and abundance. My torsos are a representation of women celebrating themselves and
experiencing their vibrant energy and sensuality.
I enjoy their voluptuous curves and large solid legs connecting them to our earth.
I hand build with large coils of clay, scraping back to create a grainy, textured surface with which to enhance the eventual layering of glazes, stains and oxides. The elemental aspect of clay work fascinates me ~ the effect that water, air and fire has when combined with earth reminds me of the alchemical process which transforms elements into a precious and permanently altered substance. There is also magic and unpredictability when opening the electric kiln I fire in. The transformation created by the firing is always a source of rich learning and immense pleasure.
My 25 year background in Graphic Art and my training as a Tui’na massage therapist in the traditional Chinese discipline inform my work. I have travelled extensively and the exposure to indigenous art and culture I experienced then, and now through literature and other images, has guided and influenced me greatly.
17 years ago I began working with clay. Alongside my own practice, I run fun filled and lively weekend workshops where I teach people to sculpt in clay and to make musical clay drums. One of the unexpected pleasures of teaching is the way I am able to use it to rediscover who I am as an artist.
Working with clay is a meditative process which encourages reflection and introspection ~ my own experience of this has fostered the development of my sculpted heads. Some are bald and androgynous; all gaze inward to a place of stillness and insight, an inner world where there is serenity and clarity. Working with clay has also led me to contemplate my connection with our earth mother as a source of energy and abundance. My torsos are a representation of women celebrating themselves and
experiencing their vibrant energy and sensuality.
I enjoy their voluptuous curves and large solid legs connecting them to our earth.
I hand build with large coils of clay, scraping back to create a grainy, textured surface with which to enhance the eventual layering of glazes, stains and oxides. The elemental aspect of clay work fascinates me ~ the effect that water, air and fire has when combined with earth reminds me of the alchemical process which transforms elements into a precious and permanently altered substance. There is also magic and unpredictability when opening the electric kiln I fire in. The transformation created by the firing is always a source of rich learning and immense pleasure.
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