Torso 2

The human torso, housing our most critical organs, is the core of the human body. Life is marked by the rising and falling of our chests, and our passions and fears are stored in our guts and our hearts. 

 I am making small  individually crafted torsos, each adorned with flowers sketched over the course of the lockdown.

 Each torso honours one woman and her story.

With strips of paper clay like bandages, I build each torso up in a symbolic act of care and empathy, tending to the often-unseen wounds that come from domestic abuse. 

The hand drawn flowers on each body signify the processes of healing and change that may follow, as well as a hope for a better future. 

For the technical side and because my ethos as a maker/designer comes from my degree in sustainable design, I am using paper clay which I can make from recycled paper. I am aiming to use low temperature firing and I have sourced a white opaque glaze that crackles.