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I work in a diverse range of media – from drawings, paintings to mixed media and 3-d - my focus being steel, copper and wire sculptures, often created out of found and scrap materials. I love the concept of reusing found materials – giving them a rebirth – and the playfulness of creating forms from given shapes. I moved into steel and wire because of its capacity to produce linear structures. I like the starkness and contrast of steel against natural textures and the earthiness of rust as it ages. The wire adds a more delicate, colourful dimension. I am currently interested in creating pieces built up in layers whilst retaining an element of transparency.

I strive to bring inert materials to life, using a fusion of colour, surface texture, line and form. I like to create pieces which have a strong presence. Primarily, I am interested in human, animal and plant structures, particularly skeletal forms. My use of rich colour is sometimes a dominant theme: rusty, copper, vivid reds and oranges contrast with the play of turquoise and nitrate greens. My upbringing and frequent trips to Kenya have a strong bearing on the earthy, organic, exaggerated forms with which I work. I have always been intrigued by nests and the process of weaving intricate structures. The sculptural forms of cocoons and anthills are awesome. Insects, generally, fascinate me; often bulbous, solid structures on spiky pincer-pointed legs and incredible lifestyles!

Drawing is usually my starting point. The woven coloured wires in some of my sculptures have parallels with the textures and marks in my drawings. Some of my figurative pieces retain an element of academic linear form – taken into 3-d, as drawings in space.

Fossil

2006
Scrap steel
228 x 90 cms

Seaweed

2007
Reclaimed copper wire
105 x 93 cms

Spiky Cocoon

2007
Wire
63 x 25 cms

Nest

2007
Steel rod and copper wire
75 cms diameter

Runner

1991
Steel
200 cms high

Cocoon

2006
Copper wire
180 x 56 cms

Dung Beetle and Ball

2007
Copper and nitrate
32 x 19.5 cms

Anthill I (bulbous form)

2008
Steel rod and copper wire
166cms high

Anthill II (arched form)

2008
Chicken wire and copper wire
86 x 200 x 70cms

Anthill III (stretched form)

2008
Steel rod and copper wire
200cms high