Fluency of expression can be seen in the first sculpture of 2024; this piece was in a medium I understood from using it in past works. In the clay sculpture I explored personal themes of inner conflict, and how I perceive myself. It references ‘masking’ - ‘the process of intentionally, or unintentionally, hiding aspects of yourself to avoid harm’ - a term heard around me for much of my life.
It shows a woman who seems calm and content, yet her eyes act as a pathway to her inner thoughts, where a melancholy is echoed.Stoic Nymph (title of the sculpture) takes modern inspiration from sculptures by Coderch and Malavia, as well as also drawing from mythological references, such as the painting The Lament for Icarus – Death Wings Surrounded by Nymphs by Draper Repero. The references can be seen in the idealised gentle faces of the nymphs, and their delicacy that they possess.
