I am pleased to be part of a group exhibition by members of the Royal Society of Sculptors in 2023. Artworks to be revealed over the coming months.

I have been working on a series of new sculptures which respond to the theme of a world on the edge of uncertainty, with war in Ukraine and a global climate crisis. The following are some thoughts which have come to mind whilst I make a series of sculptures from shattered glass and fragmented stories:

The sharp edges of life can stimulate us to create. Seeing fractures open up, we lose our balance looking into the abyss. An instinctive, universal sense overtakes us. Sculpting can confront inner turmoil or process crises, so we are driven to create in the wake of loss.

There is a parallel in the way artists push themselves to the edge through their work. Departing the comfort zone, welcoming the unknown and being unafraid of failure or darkness. In this way artists are constantly discovering, inventing, making mistakes but occasionally striking gold.

We fall, but we rebuild ourselves, our art, and our reality in the process.