I make small-scale wooden sculptures designed to intrigue the curious. They often have hollow areas filled with small curiosities, found objects, and poems.
I am inspired by ancient objects whose precise functions have been lost in time. The enigmatic qualities found in my source material are expressed in my work through curious forms and implied function; something familiar and yet unfathomable all at the same time.
Narrative elements are fundamental to my work – I include a phrase or a few lines from a poem – I love seeing which phrases people connect with! For me these phrases are like tiny parts of a greater story that we only see without any wider context – viewing only a singular moment or emotion suspended in time. It draws you in to imagine the story around the phrase – delving deeper into the tiny world in front of you. I use tactile materials to create forms that hint at connections to the narrative – metals (copper, brass, iron, and silver), inks, handmade paper, barks, cotton, and found natural materials – adding to the whimsical, other-worldly quality of the work to create an object that fascinates and delights.
When working to commission I include details specific to the recipient to create a piece that’s just as unique as they are – I love that I get to help document/capture a moment in someone’s life and create a piece that ultimately will mean more to them than it ever could to me.
I studied Contemporary Applied Arts Ba (Hons) at Hereford College of Arts and graduated in 2012. I make my work from a lovely little shed in Somerset.
