Having deep intimacy with the earth and its changing shapes and terms gives a real feeling of spirituality and emotion. Driven by a sense of quietness, these shapes have been molded into a figurative form. Nurturing the work rather than insisting on immediacy. As the poet John O'Donohue wrote:

"Each tree grows in two directions at once,
into the darkness and out to the light,
with as many branches and roots as it
needs to embody its wild desires."

I would hope that my work would achieve just that.