“I often find myself with sketchbook in hand capturing initial drawings and paintings of live subjects in nature, I can then use these expressive snapshots to inform my sculptural practice. I reference literature that looks at animals as metaphor, a theme that allows me to investigate the ambiguous, dark humour of the human spirit, such as the works of Ted Hughes ‘Crow’ and George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’. I like to tell a story about these subjects in a variety of materials including paper and ceramics, the ghostly white materials provide a canvas in animal form which alludes to spirit-like creatures revealed behind the layers of ink, paint, oxides and stains”