When I developed PLASTIC WORLD, I dressed the ceramic birds with plastic, I want to revisit the idea and presently am looking at lace.

Plastic world research

Next, I want to experiment with the glazes by highlighting the crazing in my glazes with ink.

Tarmac inspiration

Some of the many colours the MEMORY BIRDS come in.   

Birds are used widely in art, represented in various materials and styles.

Georges Braque

Alexander Calder

Alberto Giacometti

Alberto Giacometti

These ceramics birds are inspired by watching children at play.
I choose birds as a symbol of innocence and freedom ( that children experience).
My use of bold colours reinforce my own feelings of pure and sweet memories.

My birds are on my mantlepiece, each time I lay eyes on them, I recall those past memories…

 

Plastic world


The Birds were initially part of a project were I recreated an imaginary world of plastic. Inspired by the fact that we are surrounded by plastic,  I looked at the work of artists such as Jeff Koons, Anish Kapoor and Richard Slee.







 I then realised that the birds were really nice  objects.  When my children  were very young, I bought this bird whistle . The ceramic birds are plaster moulds of that whistle. To me this object symbolises  taking the time to play.

                                        

                                                               MEMORY BIRDS