My creative process is intuitive, often chaotic and messy. It’s a way of thinking through making and allowing the subconscious to join in, then take over. Often, as the work evolves, so does the relationship between material, emotion and idea.
Poignant words and quotes often find their way in, drawn or carved and then obscured by later layers. Like secrets, they remain—traces of thought or emotional residue.
Ideas are generally recalled from scribbled notes and sketchbooks. In paintings, I’m drawn to bold colours and big gestural marks, and charcoal for more detailed work. I often assemble a selection of my own pieces into intricate digital compositions.
I experiment with image and object, though I tend towards the sculptural. Each piece is shaped by its own internal logic, however strange or inconsistent that may be. I love three-dimensionality and how a work shifts with each new angle, each perspective carrying its own small narrative as the piece unfolds.
I use, clays, cardboard and whatever recycled studio materials are at hand to build frameworks. I make my own paperclays, which can form earthy textures or be polished to a ceramic-like sheen.
Some pieces get dismantled just as they near completion. It’s just like redrawing a line or two, but in three dimensions. That process of editing, reconnecting and reimagining is a big part of the exploration I enjoy.
See below for a snapshot of some current works in progress.
