‘Strength’ was created whilst undergoing an Artist Residency (Aug- Nov 2013) with Flux Studios in Mount Rainier, MD USA.

I can struggle will feeling ok about myself, this project was incredibly personal and all about reminding myself I CAN do things, I DO have the strength. The body of work was designed to challenge me technically and support my experiments of mixing colour into clay using coloured pigments. The porcelain letters are slab-built, each use subtle colour accompanied with floral and lace decorative detail.

‘Strength’. For those times when you feel sad, or overwhelmed, when you feel you don't have the energy to continue, you are lost and unsure of where you are going. It is ok. We are all capable of amazing things. Believe in yourself and don't give up. Because, you know, we are all fragile in our own ways. It is finding that balance, that balance between strength and vulnerability. Un-plant those seeds of doubt and let’s plant new seeds. Seeds of beauty, self-belief, strength and happiness.

I kept a daily update during my residency, to follow the journey check out this here.