Energy Marked
'Energy Marked' Exhibition at The Poly, Falmouth, Cornwall.
January 22nd to January 27th, 2024
Energy Marked was an opportunity for myself and Rhona Francis to explore the parallels, symmetrical and irregular overlaps in our sculptural and tactile works. Emotive, tender themes such as pregnancy and the under-appreciated power of non-verbal communication is manifested through the mediums of ceramic, wood and naturally dyed textiles.
We agree that the body, both in its physical state and the sensations it offers us as individuals, plays a key role as a visual reference and guide in the process of making. The pure joy of creating with your own hands and the meandering paths of daily life are poured into this collection of works that collates hand built Raku fired vessels, wood carvings in a multitude of organic forms and naturally dyed textile pieces.
“I’ve adapted the way I communicate in order to support children with autism and additional needs and have adjusted to being within the school environment. This has heavily influenced my sculptures and particularly the textiles pieces. Through taking extra care when assessing and interpreting emotion and language, I feel less reliant on verbal communication and more aligned with my senses and intuition to understand situations.”
For this exhibition, I explored my day job through sketching, and attempting to represent body language, eye contact and touch as symbols, organic forms and juxtaposing, diagram-esque drawings. These drawings are then translated into decorative appliques and stitching. With other influences ranging from Jungian Psychology, Joan Miro paintings, folk art and Eastern Philosophies.