Ever since I can remember I
have always made things. My mum used to dread coming home when Blue Peter had
been on – she knew scissors, card and sticky back plastic would be everywhere.
I studied Art at Canterbury
Christ Church College, graduating with honours and receiving the University’s
Summerfield Award. I love to be creative, particularly enjoying working in wire
to produce both 3D and 2D pieces.
My work celebrates the beauty of creation, the people
and animals that I see around me, as well as the interaction between them. Wire
gives me the freedom to draw in the air: it is so intriguing to see the line
hold its shape without losing a sense of flow and delicacy. I love using the
minimal amount of ‘lines’ to suggest the highlights of each creation and its
character. I work with my hands, pliers and cutters alone to create my pieces:
valuing the purity of this process and avoiding the temptation to solder or
glue wires together, so that I produce truly handcrafted work. Wire adds extra
depth to my 2D work, helping to bring such ‘drawings’ to life, while allowing
me to explore the linear aspects of 3D forms to produce incredibly delicate
sculptures.
I hope you enjoy looking at my artwork as much as I enjoy making it! If you are interested in purchasing anything please do contact me. See contact page.
Additionally, a range of my wire works are currently available at the following galleries: Please note that I do not control how much work is displayed. You may want to call before making the trip.
Ferrers Gallery, Ferrers Centre for Arts and Crafts, Melbourne Road, Staunton Harold, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1RU 01332 863337 Jarva Gallery, 4 Market Street, Whaley Bridge, High Peak, Derbyshire,SK23 7LP 01663 732273VK Gallery 18a Bridge Street, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5EG 01480 498130 The Green Tree, Borde Hill Garden, Balcombe Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1XP 01444 456560Lacy Gallery, (animals only) 203 Westbourne Grove, London, W11 2SB 020 7229 6340 Obsidian Art, Layby Farm, Old Risborough Road, Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury, HP22 5XJ 01296 612150 Ashburn Creative Adventure.Two Kat and a cow, 167 Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 1NB 01273 776746
Previous exhibitions have included: * Shetland Arts * Dancing Light Gallery, Edinburgh, * Art at 88, Berkhamstead * The Cow Shed Studio,Steyning * Windsor Contemporary Art Fair * Horsham Artists Open Studios
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