Alongside the complete figures, I make fragmented torsos, heads and other parts of the body. I’m interested in what happens when the familiar human form is broken apart and reduced to something simpler.
These pieces are less about depicting a particular person and more about the feeling of the body — its weight, vulnerability and presence. The rough edges, worn surfaces and marks left in the clay are part of this.
Clay allows me to explore both sides of the figure: the quiet, whole body and the broken or incomplete one. I like the tension between them. One feels still and contained; the other suggests something that has been lost, changed or left behind.
The pieces are not intended as portraits. They are simply forms to spend time with — open enough for each person to bring their own thoughts and feelings to them.
