All the Little Things

I have created a series of life-size suspended torsos.

Although my work is always figurative, I often use symbolic icons in my work.
In these torsos, I make exclusive use of my symbolic iconography to make up the form of the torsos themselves.  
The torsos have symbolic & metaphoric value; they also ‘embody’ the interaction between sculptor and model.
The moulding process is an art requiring multiple steps. It involves working from positive to negative to positive and then back to negative repeatedly (7 moulds in all) to achieve the final result.

The individual threads, chameleons, paper dolls, tree frogs and jig-saw pieces, although fragile and vulnerable as individual pieces, possess a calming strength in the ‘exoskeleton’ that they create when linked together – so it is with the individual.
The torsos hint at transformation, overcoming fears, adaptation, and transcending from one state (whether physical or metaphysical) to another.
In all of the works, fragility, risk & vulnerability compete with strength & tenacity, attempting to find an equilibrium

As with all my works, the title is taken from poetry I have written and etched into the piece itself.
To date, I have created 5 pieces in the series.

All the Little Things – made up of ‘paper dolls’.
This piece is very much about how fragility & vulnerability is countered by strength and support.In “All the Little Things”, one sees an almost filigree appearance at first glance, despite it being cast in an almost unbreakable metal such as bronze.  On closer inspection, one discovers that the entire piece is made up of ‘paper-doll chains’ reminiscent of the ones we folded and cut out of paper as children.
As with the fragile links between paper dolls, so is the make-up of the individual.