ARTIST STATEMENT
I create contemporary sculptures in ceramics, bronze and marble from my Sydney studio. My previous work in writing and graphic design taught me to seek simplicity and to keep only the essential parts of a story – and this philosophy now guides my sculptural style.

I search for the essential elements of a form, especially the human form, through the interaction of shape, line and space. My first love is figurative sculpture. While people’s relationships with each other is my favourite subject – especially the parent and child – my message is focussed on joy, life and love. I am an optimist at heart, always seeing the best in people, and I reflect this hope, and strength, in my figures.

Balance is another area I like to explore – I love exploring the movement and tension that balance brings. Surface texture and patterns also fascinate me, the way these markings can both highlight the shape of the piece and gives it depth and personality. For me, texture also marks a piece with ‘made-by-hand’ stamp.