Living in Dorset, I’ve often enjoyed an exhilarating winter walk in the countryside. It’s a wonderfully peaceful feeling, to walk rhythmically, steadily, amongst trees that are familiar & always the same, which seem to continue on & on as far as the eye can see. I used the repetitive pattern in the trees to convey the feeling of sanctuary in our unsecure modern world. I search through a stained glass artist’s shed full of leftover cullet till I found as many colourful pieces as I needed.

These large maple type leaves are actual size. I picked them up when walking by the Nantes-Brest canal in central Brittany. This tree lined canal is one of the most peaceful , tranquil places I know.
I was inspired by the beauty, colour and symmetry of the leaves but I wanted to represent them in a natural and asymmetrical way and to give the impression of their graceful falling from the sky by setting them against a simple blue background.
I used unglazed ceramic and glass tesserae.

As a keen environmentalist I was intrigued by the ‘Forest’ theme and made this piece in response. Ceramic tile with found material, sea washed coal and reclaimed maple frame.