Paper Sculptures 

Nature, Fragile and Strong

These pieces are inspired by a delicate egg shell I found in early spring. It struck me how thin and fragile it was and yet it sustains life. Pairing this with a wonder of bird’s nests; how they are made from so many small parts and are cleverly overlapped and woven together by the birds to form a strong structure, a home sturdy enough to raise their young in, led me to create this series of work on the theme of Nature, fragile and strong.

These papier mache bowls are made using collage papers (Japanese kozo paper, rice paper, stained kitchen towel) painted with my natural inks and paints (walnut and coffee inks, sage, spirulina, iron stone, calendula, tumeric and Cotswold stone watercolour paints), tea bags, muslin, thread, wool, natural finds like moss, lichen, twigs, feathers, buttercup and dandelion petals and leaf skeletons.