Introduction

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Working instinctively with earth-based materials and found objects, I create poetic sculptures that inhabit the space between presence and absence, challenging the myth of closure through the lens of ambiguous loss.

Acting as a tangible counterpoint to a culture of categorical clarity, my work inhabits the messy, ungeometric rhythms of a nature that includes us—not as masters of the landscape, but as fragile participants within its own process of flux and repair

I use these hand-built forms to establish an ecology of ambiguity: a space designed to foster resilient minds that embrace difference and find peace within the beauty of our unprocessed nature.

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My work invites a celebration of life’s inherent uncertainty, suggesting that when we stop looking for finality and instead find beauty in the ongoing journey, we become more open to the diverse, intricate realities and richness of the embodied human experience.

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Artist Statement

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Working intuitively and by hand, I create abstract sculptures from raw, earth-based materials: lime, clay, sand, hemp, and foraged remains. These elements are chosen for their organic textures and living histories, allowing me to shape forms that are simultaneously fragile and resilient. My practice seeks to transcend the purely optical; I invite an encounter that engages touch, scent, and physical presence, transforming the act of viewing into a visceral, emotional dialogue with the unprocessed world.

For me, these sculptures serve as tangible anchors for memory. They transform grief into an ongoing conversation with absent loved ones—conversations that are unfinished, open, and evolving. I explore the psychological concept of Ambiguous Loss, a form of grief where closure is unattainable and absence is never fully resolved. By creating forms that are inherently ambiguous, I aim to give physical shape to this experience. The sculptures exist in a shifting space where presence and absence overlap, where despair is inseparable from hope, and where the human longing for resolution remains both vital and impossible.

 

Rather than treating grief as a process that must end in closure, I want to affirm the value of maintaining connection—with those lost physically (the missing, the dead), psychologically (dementia, addiction), or socially (exile, exclusion). My practice resists the cultural urge toward finality, offering instead a space to live with uncertainty, to honour unfinished relationships, and to accept that love and memory do not simply vanish.

 

Ambiguity is the central pillar of my work. I see it as essential to creative freedom—a space where diversity, multiplicity, and contradiction can thrive. My sculptures advocate for a culture that respects and values ambiguity, acknowledging that human experience is rarely absolute or clear-cut.

 

The concept of Ambiguous Loss provides a restorative counterpoint to the binary thinking that dominates much of contemporary discourse. While our cultural climate often demands the severing of ties to achieve moral or social clarity, my sculptures practice the art of entanglement. They argue for a resilience found in the unresolved, choosing to bind and mended fractured parts rather than discarding them for their lack of perfection.

 

Through my practice, I hope to encourage others to see ambiguity not as weakness or confusion, but as a vital part of life—a space of coexistence, possibility, and profound human strength.

Working instinctively with earth-based materials and found objects, I create poetic sculptures that inhabit the space between presence and absence, challenging the myth of closure through the lens of ambiguous loss.

Acting as a tangible counterpoint to a culture of categorical clarity, my work inhabits the messy, ungeometric rhythms of a nature that includes us—not as masters of the landscape, but as fragile participants within its own process of flux and repair

I use these hand-built forms to establish an ecology of ambiguity: a space designed to foster resilient minds that embrace difference and find peace within the beauty of our unprocessed nature.

My work invites a celebration of life’s inherent uncertainty, suggesting that when we stop looking for finality and instead find beauty in the ongoing journey, we become more open to the diverse, intricate realities and richness of the embodied human experience.

Artist Statement

Working intuitively and by hand, I create abstract sculptures from raw, earth-based materials: lime, clay, sand, hemp, and foraged remains. These elements are chosen for their organic textures and living histories, allowing me to shape forms that are simultaneously fragile and resilient. My practice seeks to transcend the purely optical; I invite an encounter that engages touch, scent, and physical presence, transforming the act of viewing into a visceral, emotional dialogue with the unprocessed world.

For me, these sculptures serve as tangible anchors for memory. They transform grief into an ongoing conversation with absent loved ones—conversations that are unfinished, open, and evolving. I explore the psychological concept of Ambiguous Loss, a form of grief where closure is unattainable and absence is never fully resolved. By creating forms that are inherently ambiguous, I aim to give physical shape to this experience. The sculptures exist in a shifting space where presence and absence overlap, where despair is inseparable from hope, and where the human longing for resolution remains both vital and impossible.

 

Rather than treating grief as a process that must end in closure, I want to affirm the value of maintaining connection—with those lost physically (the missing, the dead), psychologically (dementia, addiction), or socially (exile, exclusion). My practice resists the cultural urge toward finality, offering instead a space to live with uncertainty, to honour unfinished relationships, and to accept that love and memory do not simply vanish.

 

Ambiguity is the central pillar of my work. I see it as essential to creative freedom—a space where diversity, multiplicity, and contradiction can thrive. My sculptures advocate for a culture that respects and values ambiguity, acknowledging that human experience is rarely absolute or clear-cut.

 

The concept of Ambiguous Loss provides a restorative counterpoint to the binary thinking that dominates much of contemporary discourse. While our cultural climate often demands the severing of ties to achieve moral or social clarity, my sculptures practice the art of entanglement. They argue for a resilience found in the unresolved, choosing to bind and mended fractured parts rather than discarding them for their lack of perfection.

 

Through my practice, I hope to encourage others to see ambiguity not as weakness or confusion, but as a vital part of life—a space of coexistence, possibility, and profound human strength.