My sculpture is mostly centred on the human form and portraiture has been a principal interest. On meeting with a model, I like to assess their personality from the way they speak and move. Then they can relax into a position natural to their own character, which I find is usually the most natural pose and the most revealing of their personality. Anyone can sit, and older people can exude a wisdom they may be unaware of. This can be very exciting and inspirational.

I like my sculptures to have a feeling of movement and a purpose and dignity, almost to have their own lives. I want emotions to resonate out of clay. My finished pieces are rough surfaced with an ancient, primeval, feel about them. I work intuitively and quickly, as if I am the sculptress, yet forming with a natural force.
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