The rotation of the earth and influences of the sun and moon create constant movement and instability. In order to survive the effects of these shifting forces every living thing has developed a multitude of inherent rhythms...
Many pieces in this collection were featured in my 2025 solo show "Inherent Rhythms" at Artelium Wine Estate Sussex.
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All pieces are sold with the fauna and bases shown. Other pieces in this series are available.
Lay of the Land is a series of sculptural pieces exploring the transient, ever-changing nature of our environment.
I am instinctively drawn to the overlooked margins of our landscape - the hedgerows, verges - the boundaries where the wild meets the managed. These spaces hold a quiet yet vital power, their character changing from one season to the next.
By bringing elements of these spaces to the fore, the work celebrates them. Highlighting intricate details and displaying the passage of time.
Each piece is a physical collaboration with the land itself. The materials hold a rich history, grounding us and connecting us to place.
I responsibly forage materials from these edges, processing small batches of wild clay to throw on the wheel. By twisting, weaving, and sewing collected leaves, twigs, and grasses directly into and around the clay, I create sculptures that are literal fragments of the environment they represent. Other pieces in this series are available.
These hand thrown sculptures look at communication through body language. These silent, powerful gestures can be subtle, at times instinctive, often communicating more than words themselves. Other pieces in this series are available.
So much going on inside our heads.. what do we share, show, hide?
Ideally hung in a window, these pieces play with the notion of public/private, inside/outside... with changing light, shadows and perspectives, the elements of these sculptures we notice can shift.
Time and Tide uses the fluid rhythms of the sea to talk about movement and transformation, strength and fragility, the past and the present.
The thrown forms appear uniform in shape and colour, yet on closer inspection each piece is different, a seam of foraged wild clay runs through each one (holding thousands of years of history) - past actions and decisions making their mark, engrained and unable to be removed.
While the installation evokes a sense of motion and renewal, collective energy and momentum, it ultimately reminds us that we are in a complex precarious situation, hanging in the balance between erosion and repair, loss and restoration.
In this body of work I am exploring situations where consistency exists alongside constant change. The regular rhythm of our daily routines is accompanied by variations of thoughts, moods and emotions - each experience unique.
Using the South Downs as a metaphor to explore this duality - I have thrown the same form in different colours and textures - each piece unique.
In the past year I have begun using local clay,wood and flora - not only to know where my materials come from, but to connect to a particular place and time.
I have thrown many of the pieces in this body of work with wild clay hand dug and processed from the South Downs National Park (with permission) and mounted them on Oak or Elm from local felled trees.
These hand thrown double skinned porcelain pieces explores the connections between the seen and unseen aspects of ourselves (thoughts, behaviour and reactions) and the ever changing boundaries between them. "Investigating the threshold of inside/outside, public/private, I explore where and how we draw a line and how this is constantly shifting."