What led you to become an artist?
I have always been fascinated by the creative arts, be it design, photography, architecture, or fine art. But my passion is sculpture and can’t feel fulfilled until I’m building something new and absorbing.
What’s your favourite medium to work in?
I love building in clay. Each piece of clay is applied by hand and extruded into position. My finger marks will be found in the pieces I create which hopefully adds life and vitality to the work.
Don’t expect the clay to talk to you…you must form it to create the shape you have in your mind.
What’s the most valuable piece of advice you’ve been given in your creative practice?
A sculpture tutor once said to me: “Don’t over think it…it’s only mud.”
What’s something you’d like others to know about your artwork?
This series of torsos represent the idea of ancient Hellenic pieces which have languished at the bottom of the Mediterranean for thousands of years. They may have been damaged by time and tide or by fisherman’s grappling irons. But once retrieved, they arrive blinking from the deep, eroded and encrusted with the Verdigris of millennia.
The human form in all its shapes and sizes are an endless fascination and challenge. I always feel compelled to create another piece exploring body and movement. I hope the pieces are more than just shape and form; they explore the hidden textures that are the skin and beneath the skin.
