The Egg, The Womb, The Head and The Moon.

In preparation for the imminent birth of our baby, I’m revisiting Mary Kelly’s work and thinking about what it does and doesn’t do. Would be great to hear what you think.

  There are lots of version of this Jewish joke in which a doctor informs the mum that her son suffers from the Oedipus complex and she answers, Oedipus Shmoedipus, as long as he loves his mother.   My youngest … Continued

This image was sent to me from my husband’s iPhone while at work under the title “I built a city”, obviously quoting my 4.5 year old son. It’s my practice existing through the traces I leave behind, while at work … Continued

  I have not managed to post much recently, probably because I was being too critical, expecting the work to be profound and meaningful.  I feel that I must allow myself a bit more space to mess up and not … Continued

Looking for some ideas regarding a possible piece of work about childbirth I came across Renaissance artifacts called Birth Tray’s or Deschi De Parto.  There are sources (http://www.courtneyoquist.com/category/blog/) looking at the idyllic representation of the postpartum scene obscuring the reality … Continued

I’ve just come back from New York, where I took part in a group show.  Being such a big thing (for me) I decided to take my family with me.  What I didn’t realise is that despite my son being … Continued

What I’m finding interesting is how this thing I was doing, taking two photographs on my iPhone from the different parts of my life suddenly seems to have taken on a life of it’s own and is demanding of me … Continued

It’s a constant struggle to be creative, finding myself pulled in lots of different directions, between my youngest son’s instinctive pleasure with colour and line, a pleasure only recently discovered, since having started Reception and my professional responsibility towards nurturing … Continued