Sculpture & Video
Trickster
Polychromed carved wood, glass eyes, found school desk, pencil, oil paint, chip forks, paper
Twelve Little Murders and a Birdfeeder
A drawn animation projected onto drawn plates on strips of wall paper, developing from an exchange of poems and drawings between poet Lesley Saunders and myself. It deals with domestic theatre – food and the act of eating and feeding, play, and the nurturing of the inanimate. The video shows clips from the projection.
Catch
Catch is a large scale sculpture made for the show Tivoli Fish Bar at Chapel on the Green, Glasbury. 2019, willow, silk, kid gloves, stuffing, 490x60x75cm
Ice Maiden
A looped animation that is projected onto the floor. The spoken words are “Ice Maiden” by poet Lesley Saunders.
The images are from the projection at Undegun and the Welsh National Eisteddfod 2019
Growth
A tree-like sculpture of variable height, in this instance roughly 2.5 metres, comprised of copper pipes. Every 2 minutes the tree shakes and different sounds come down the pipes. The soundtrack was provided by the band Quiet Marauder.
Receiver
2010, automaton; wood, metal, hair, goat skin, quartz crystals, oil paint;
figure is 90 × 87 x h.112 cm
St Loge / Escape from the Woodshed
2002, Installation: wood, oil paint, string, glass eyes, stones, tv, video 9 mins
A Deep Breath
During the summer of 2002 I spent a month as artist in residence on Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island) which is known as the ‘island of 20 thousand saints’. This video features people on the island talking about Ynys Enlli and the presence of other worlds beyond our rational comprehension.
Nestlings
An installation at Plas Newydd, Llangollen, created while Artist-in-Residence. The famous ‘Ladies of Llangollen’ come back to visit their beloved home in the form of birds.
The Day St Isiona gave Answers
The artist, appearing as Saint Isiona, invited people on Bardsey Island to choose answers to their questions hidden on the underside of pebbles nestling in the cart that belonged to Sister Helen Mary, the last hermit to live on the island.
And in the Morning
Installation and film stills from And in the Morning,
The film is divided into four shorts, the first one Say Goodnight is below, links to the other three are here:
2. Slipping into Water
3. Searching in Sleep
4. Morning