"Astraea" Sculpture

In myth, everything begins with a story. My work reflects this and shows a wistful narrative that reveals an evocative feminine influence. The story of our lives through folklore and fairy tale. Drawing from ancient allegory while also exploring the role women have today and through-out the history of storytelling. Acknowledging this within the symbolic representation of the painting while visualising the potential for transformation. Placing goddess like figures contained in interior settings that reflect our different stories while at the same time evoking a dream like ambiguity. Permitting the viewer to recognise what we are capable of becoming. Using vintage fabric as a foundation to form a structure for each piece, while also allowing the pattern to build an extended metaphor between the surface and the composition. I use oil paint and ink to form layers of rich colour and texture, while simultaneously exposing the fabric beneath the painted surface.