Reflections artist statement
Created during a period of transition - the move from one county to another - this piece is a mediation on that move. As I work I reflect. Since my move, life has become full of bridges - not only the physical ones for crossing railway and river, but those I need to establish in order to maintain old friendships, and new bridges I need to make towards new relationships. I am in a period when reflections of all kinds are invading my life. I welcome them - they will be my friend as I determine my way forward.
With the relocation, there is joy, loss, transition… There is height and depth of emotion. We think of bridges as structures which bridge horizontally. My piece seems to bridge vertically.
So many blessings artist statement
I wanted to create a dynamic piece - a lively composition with a fresh colour scheme. Some hand-dyed fabrics have been incorporated. As the composition was coming together, I was struck by the way some of the shapes and colours came together in an obvious point. I wondered about calling this piece ‘Touching place’, but, after it was completed, I was surprised by the spontaneous joy I saw in it, so it was renamed!
Let the rainforest sing artist statement
Employing a technique that I have used in many of my pieces, I set out to create something that suggests heat, vitality, abundance…