Memories of Summer artist statement
Children’s laughter in the garden. Flowers nodding under the cherry tree. Picnics in its shade. Paddling pools and hose-pipes. Sharp, cold water and baking hot sun.
Completed in the depths of winter (actual physical winter and the metaphorical winter of pandemic lockdowns), this piece provokes memories in me - memories that connect me to people and experiences of the past. Appearing random, chaotic even (a bit like an afternoon in a garden with children and hose-pipes!) this piece is actually very tightly composed according to Fibonacci’s sequence of numbers. The fabric is manipulated in a strictly logical way to create the building blocks.
This work takes me back - back to distant summers spent in our garden. Lazy, happy days.
Revelation artist statement
How does it feel when the penny slowly drops, when a realisation gradually dawns?
In the biblical account, a young, unmarried Hebrew girl is visited by an angel and told she has been chosen to give birth to the Son of God.
I try to imagine what that must have been like. What were the feelings evoked by that literally incredible, yet respectful visitation?Trepidation? Awe? Uncertainty? Disbelief? Hope? Optimism? Fear? (In that culture, unmarried women found to be pregnant faced death by stoning.) Whatever Mary’s feelings, it was an awe-inspiring, yet gentle, warm and affirming encounter.
This piece is a reflection on that account.
Joy to the world artist statement
Look at me and sense my joy. My hope. My exuberance.
I see a celestial host. And a town on a hill. The heavenly orchestra responds to the baton and joy spills over and touches the earth.
Made during 2020-21 lockdowns, working with the colours in this piece raised my spirits. It encouraged me to lift my eyes and see beyond what was pressing around me and to regain hope and joy.
Appearing random, chaotic even, this piece actually has a mathematical foundation and a strictly logical construction. It is built on a ‘reduced’ sequence of Fibonacci numbers. During this very logical and mathematical process, ideas emerge and the work starts to speak to me. I do not know what a piece will look like when I begin, but I love that! They keep me guessing.