Background
Although at first
glance you may think that my work only concerns the sentimental relationship
between mother and child, by looking deeper, other statements are seen.
The child is never the passive monumental baby of countless religious
statues, but a wriggling, pinching, moving child hot and heavy who at
any moment will demand to be released to run away and play. Mothers never
gaze at the child, but each is separate with attention focused independently.
Subject
matter falls into four categories. Observation of family and friends make
ideal models for inspiration. Repeatedly I use those around me, hoping
to get close to capturing the living, breathing, reality. Each time I
think I should stop and change direction, a new excitement grips me and
I see more that is unexplored. When commissioned to do a portrait (often
a double one) I always look for the unusual viewpoint or pose. Trying
to capture a split second I talk to my subjects and observe their relationships.
By knowing more about them, I hope to get closer to their character and
interaction.
A light hearted observation
of the human race had led me to making sculpture of people I see in everyday
situations. People on the beach; those parading in the shopping centres.
I look at the way they treat their self image People wear clothing, hairstyles
or jewellery which say something about the way they wish to be perceived.
Occasionally actions are the important statement. A mother washing the
face of a protesting child or holding onto a struggling baby. 
Because of the subject matter I have found myself making sculpture for religious settings. When working on a large piece recently for a family who had lost members in an accident I became emotionally stressed while working. The sculpture seemed to make itself with little help from me. The work which is spiritual is non denominational and has no definite religious base. My own beliefs are mother centred rather than traditional patriarchal but the spiritual pieces could fit into my religious representation.
My Madonnas for churches and cemeteries are observed from life and unlike the traditional.
My most important work concerns world problems and the inhumanity of the human race. Often we are bombarded by images in the media of suffering and starvation. As a sculpture I am able to express my horror, as a middle class woman I am unable to do much to relieve the problems. Perhaps the images I create may help to motivate those who can. I never mean to intrude on people in desperate situations and would never draw or photograph them as they deserve to retain their dignity. However these pictures constantly bombard my subconscious, demanding my attention.
My husband Romeo is an artist and president of the Royal Society of British Artists, to view his work visit his website