I am drawn to the ordinary possessions of other people from past generations. Letters, notebooks, ribbons, keys – these all represent unknown lives and stories of their own. They speak to us and make a connection through time. My subjects have become worn through use and handling, whether a pair of shoes, a scratched spoon or a yellowed letter. Some might have been valued while others were barely noticed. All have made it to me. My work is both an appreciation of the objects as they are – their form, colour and patina – and also what they might represent to artist and viewer.Teaspoons often feature in her paintings and with them the reflections of her in her studio. The objects are painted with such detail, yet her relfection is always blurred or distorted and if relfected in the bowl of a spoon, upside down. It’s like she’s a ghost or spirit trapped within each shiny object – an echo of the past or a previous owner. The reflection is always the same but I never get tired of seeing it and trying to bring her into focus to see her more clearly. From the images I’ve seen of her work online, I don’t get a sense of the scale. I don’t know if they’re to scale or in miniature or larger thatn life. I’d love to see an exhibition of her work and be able to see the paintings up close in person. So I’m delighted to discover that she’s going to be having a solo show at the Open Eye Gallery in Edinburgh between June and July! Here are a few of her images – I’ve taken these directly from her website which you MUST visit to see more….
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