The joy and awe I feel when encountering wildlife is incredibly life-affirming.
There is a world on our very own doorsteps, no matter where we live. We simply need to slow down and take notice.
I want us to celebrate all our species – from the iconic to the unpopular.
All of them, along with us, make up a wondrous ecosystem on this spinning rock in the vast universe we call home.
As a kid and was taken out of junior school for doing “too much drawing and not enough maths,”
So up until the pandemic, I was a professional photographer.
The world stopped and I rediscovered what it was like to be outside and connected to nature and it reignited my childhood passion for art and wildlife.
“I decided I was old enough and daft enough
to follow my childhood dream of being and artist.”
I discovered clay on a local workshop and fell in love with it. From the moment I plunged my hands into that cold, damp bag and brought out lumps of wonderful earthy goodness, I knew that clay would be with me for the rest of my life.
A typical week might see me out walking with the camera, wondering who I might meet on the journey that will inspire me.
Back in the studio (my posh garden shed) I’ll play around with some clay, getting my hands to recreate the lines, forms and feeling from my encounters.
In between sculpting, there’ll be glazes to apply and kilns to load, admin and marketing and events to plan for. All of which are delightfully interrupted many times by spontaneous bird watching.
I’m blessed to be able to create sculptures for local and national wildlife organisations and charities which are raffled or auctioned off to help raise much needed funds.
So when you support me through my art I’m able to support wildlife, which is incredibly important.
It’s not just about fund raising though, my sculptures encourage people to get hands on with nature whilst we chat about it.
Reconnecting hearts, minds and hands with the natural world around us I feel is part of my mission to help.
