Moving forward, positive moves to address the balance of work/art life balance have been in full swing since last November when I stepped down from being a residential home manager as my work was 24/7 with no head space for anything else especially during the pandemic.

Art work for me is a slow process of experimenting with materials and after so many life changes, moving home several times into our forever home deep in the mountains on the foothills of Snowdonia national park, working full time, it has taken a long time to set up my studio (work in progress) but I am finally getting there.

This is my current Artist statement:-

“I am a Welsh Fine Artist who restructures toys, found objects and textiles to create sculptures that deal with feelings of fear, rejection and loss. The work draws on fairy-tale narratives and metaphor to connect with the darker emotional experiences of the viewer. Using dolls – bald baby, soft-bodied with plastic limbs, ceramic headed sand dolls – especially used, abandoned ones, which I find by serendipity. Not all the toys are taken apart; some are kept in their found state to draw from. Those that are taken apart are recorded through observational drawings of each stage of the process. The aim of this forensic dissection is to discover what lies beneath the surface before making creative decisions in the rebuilding. Recycling toys and dolls intercepts and alters their stories, and engages the viewer in a new narrative. The viewers own history and relationship to dolls, toys and stories from or of their childhood affects their experience of the work, creating space for a personal and intimate interaction. The works are not afraid to look into the dark corners that require such a reforming”.

In September 2021 I am going to complete my MA in multidisciplinary Art Practice in Glŷn Dwr university in Wrexham North Wales, part time for two years.

I have matured as an Artist and I am now more confident and coherent, I will not be watering my work down to make it more appealing for selling. I am no longer interested in the financial aspect as I will be staying in my employment doing one or two 24hr sleep over shifts a week in the support sector.

Below (sold) “What you looking at”

Now in private collection.

doll collection to draw from

Red riding hood