Working mainly in stone and bronze from my studio on Hall Farm in Gainsborough, I experiment with sculpture and ideas, and have spent the last six years establishing my practice and studio. My work is often inspired by nature and emotions, both figurative and abstract but is often simply an interpretation of simple, beautiful shapes I observe and try to bring to the awareness of others. Toy III and Toy IV are part of a series of marble sculptures inspired by children’s toys. I was getting a little bored of just creating the beautiful, simple shapes that I had been obsessed with for the last five years.

So I began to experiment with what I could do with the stone, how thin I could take it and what I could get away with. I was also  looking at sculptors who were pushing the boundaries with stone including Alexander Seton and Fabio Viale, creating unusual  objects like paper planes, t-shirts and flags. The toy series came about just after my daughter was born; I loved the softness, shapes and curves that her toys contained but also the emotions they evoke.