Collection: Ceramic sculpture

The torso sculptures explore vulnerability, identity and the emotional experiences carried within the body. Fragmented, partially formed and often deliberately imperfect, the works move beyond traditional representations of the female figure to focus instead on emotional presence and human fragility.

Working primarily in clay, I use the material for its physical and symbolic qualities. Clay records touch, pressure and damage, allowing each surface to hold traces of making, memory and lived experience. Cracks, fractures and uneven textures are not concealed but embraced as part of the work’s meaning, reflecting the ways people carry emotional wounds, resilience and survival within the body.

Although rooted in personal experience, the sculptures aim to create space for broader conversations around grief, care, healing and women’s lived realities. The absence of heads, limbs or identifying features allows the forms to become both individual and universal, inviting viewers to project their own emotional narratives onto the work.

The sculptures sit between strength and vulnerability, weight and tenderness. Through their scale, tactility and fragmented surfaces, they become quiet acts of witness — acknowledging the complexities of human experience while suggesting the possibility of repair, endurance and transformation.