I’ve worked all day on my statements and getting some more work together for the show. We’re going out for a meal tonight so I thought I’d better work hard and then I might be able to afford the time off.
I think a curry, a beer and time with my kids, hubby and mum is just the thing I need.
Nesting
These boxes contain pebbles that I collected on Brighton beach when I was visiting my sister. When we were children we would collect pebbles with our Mum and later we’d spend time decorating them together. I have decorated these pebbles with patterns that have been inspired by the human body. Nesting is about feeling at home. I’m a very homely person and yet my surrounds don’t matter so much when I’m with the people that are important to me, the people that make me feel settled, comfortable and safe.
Pods
‘Pods’ are a series of work based on blood cells. When I started working on this project the dynamics of my life where in the process of changing. I had been looking forward to my children being more independent so that I could spend more time doing things I enjoyed, but when it did happen I felt completely lost, redundant and very selfish. This changed as I settled into a new chapter of my life. This work is very special to me as it hasn’t just captured a time of insecurities but also a time of development and finding out more about myself.
The pods started as intaglio/relief prints and where developed into 3D objects. Each pod was constructed with the idea of protection, security and comfort in mind. Being formed from paper the structures look quite robust and yet are delicate too.
Stitched Cell Book
This book is based on cells and was produced using the same plate as ‘pods’. Relief printed, cut and sewn back together this book was about the processes used. Once each print was cut the cells were sewn back in and then each print was sewn onto Japanese paper.
The Japanese paper formed the structure to each page and was also sewn together. When laid out it takes on a square format which means opening some pages from the bottom, some from right to left as well as the usual way round.
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