Still Stuck on You

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. 'Still Stuck on You' is one of them.

Still Stuck On You – made up entirely of tree frogs.
This piece is a continuation of my theme in a previous lifesize sculpture entitled ‘Stuck On You’. In the work, the figure has a tree frog sitting comfortably on the hip and chameleons in her hair. Treefrogs, like chameleons, are adaptable, able to camouflage themselves on both land and in water, and have an uncanny ability to achieve great heights, distances and overcome difficulties quite extraordinary for their size.
I like that although the frogs protect and cover the inner workings of the figure – the spaces between allow a glimpse into who the individual is.