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Artist Statement
In all my creative explorations, I find I'm most drawn to manipulating space either by adding luminescence or by hiding other words or windows into other worlds in my work so that to view my illustrations, sculptures or models requires a keen sense of observation for details to see beyond what can be gleaned by just a glance.
Shadow and light in a recently vacated space offers more fascinations than I completely understand and I feel compelled to capture in my work the sense of absence more than ever. A miniature room hidden until revealed by light that looks as if the occupants are hiding in the shadows waiting for darkness to return is utterly thrilling to me. The old magic of a childhood learning about fairies in hedgerows and gardens now channels itself into my model making and illustration.
My toothpick sculptures, however, are still firmly rooted in the fascination I have for our Universe and the orbital pathways of our planets. When I sculpt using patterns in sacred geometry, I find that I learn so much more about our own orbit around the Sun. Now that I've been adding phosphorescence to my sculptures, I find that I can create hidden universes within my toothpick planets and this has been evolving into combining illustration with sculpture in a way I have not tried before but which is allowing me the tentative explorations of beginning to sculpt not only with toothpicks, but with light and shadow.
Shadow and light in a recently vacated space offers more fascinations than I completely understand and I feel compelled to capture in my work the sense of absence more than ever. A miniature room hidden until revealed by light that looks as if the occupants are hiding in the shadows waiting for darkness to return is utterly thrilling to me. The old magic of a childhood learning about fairies in hedgerows and gardens now channels itself into my model making and illustration.
My toothpick sculptures, however, are still firmly rooted in the fascination I have for our Universe and the orbital pathways of our planets. When I sculpt using patterns in sacred geometry, I find that I learn so much more about our own orbit around the Sun. Now that I've been adding phosphorescence to my sculptures, I find that I can create hidden universes within my toothpick planets and this has been evolving into combining illustration with sculpture in a way I have not tried before but which is allowing me the tentative explorations of beginning to sculpt not only with toothpicks, but with light and shadow.