This contemporary tableware is something which I hold dear to my heart. The work is based around my son and myself. The images are almost nondescript as I did not want my son to be embarrassed by them later in life. So, to respect him, I have deliberately chosen an image where you do not see his face.
I want the work to convey some sense of innocence, and the fragility of this, with the stark contrast of my image of myself. I have tried to put myself in the same position but, not being as supple as my son, struggle to create the same pose.
I find it interesting that, as an adult, I have grown so much so that I can no longer reach his level. It is almost as though we have grown apart before we could even be together.
I like the plate to represent the female belly in full bloom. The child moves all over the plate as a baby would in the womb, at times almost feeling cramped as though there were more then one child.
This child on the plate is mine, but in some ways he is all children; protected and confined, then given freedom from the mother's womb. The plate captures that final phase between pregnancy and birth, that sense of loss, yet gain.