At the age of five I vividly remember the walls of my home covered with vast canvases my Mother brought home with her from Baghdad.
Shiva Dancing in the Flames. Mid Fire clay, glaze and oxides. Wheel thrown, joined and sprigged. 30 x16 x24 cm
Cleansed By Fire. Mid fire clay, glaze and oxides. Wheel-thrown, joined and sprigged 28x22x10 cm
I'll Give You Three Wishes. Mid fire clay, glaze, slip and oxides. Wheel-thrown, joined and sprigged. 24x22x12 cm
Inanna in the Underworld. Mid fire clay, glaze and oxides. Wheel-thrown, joined and sprigged. 24 x19x11 cm
Persephone Returning. 28x12x12 cm Wheel thrown stoneware SOLD
Mistress Adorned. 19x20x20 cm Mid fire clay, glaze and oxides. Wheel-thrown, joined and sprigged.
Enveloped by Fire. 17x18x10. Wheel thrown, slab built. SOLD
Modern Day Stupa. 27x14x14 cm Wheel thrown. Mid fire clay, glaze.
The Holder of Infinite Abundance. 31 x22 x20 Stoneware clay, glaze and oxides. Wheel-thrown, joined and sprigged.
After Quan Yin. Mid fire clay, glaze, citrine and silver. Wheel-thrown, joined. 28x12x12cm
The Mother of All Things. Mid fire clay, glaze and oxides. Wheel-thrown, joined. 30x14 cm
Leaving for Another Star. 25x10x10cm Slab built stoneware
Birds in Flight. 21x25x12 cm Slab built stoneware
Sky Scraper, New York. 32x11x11 cm Slab built stoneware
Inter-Planetary Cargo Ship. 18x32x14 cm Slab built stoneware
Sand Between Your Toes. 16 x19 x10 cm Slab built stoneware
Ginger Jar . Mid Fire Dark clay, inlaid slip, glaze. Wheel-thrown. 17x14 cm
I grew up surrounded by remnants of a world which was mysterious, lavish and exotic, but to which I had little connection, living far away in Australia immersed in Science and Medicine.
I felt I had a foot in two very different world s.
My work springs from the ancient vessels of the near and far east. I love their simplicity of form and decoration which somehow tell a complex story of human history. They speak of trade and war, dangerous sea voyages and the mingling of disparate races.
A very human story.
I’m looking for the qualities of lightness and movement in my work. Creating forms which appear to float on the surface and sing, using delicate shapes and transparent, jewelled, light-filled, blue and green glazes.
What fascinates me is how the work creates a presence in a room, transforming the space like the vibrational language of Sanskrit. Even a small work can emanate calm and mystery, bringing something exotic and distant, and enlivening the atmosphere around it.
