As an artist, my biggest challenge is the idea that my art must say something - most specifically something worth saying. In a world that still devalues women’s voices, that celebrates only the visual appeal of our self and our work, that encourages us to be small and self controlled, I am striving to strip myself of the voice of the ‘other’. 

In The Summoning, I cast off the colourful plumage of outward facing words that speak of my relationships with others; like patient, gracious, attentive, considerate, thoughtful, and loving. And using the poetry of Nikita Gill, I summon for myself the words that make my soul sing; fierce, bold, adventurous, unfettered, energetic.   These words speak to me of my own power to exist in this world without reference to others.  

The Summoning is the second in a series of solo exhibitions that centre around the Raven as intermediary between worlds, a spirit guide, a harbinger of change.  

By listening to the Raven’s call, I seek a deeper knowledge of myself and my art.  I move towards a richer understanding of the interplay between the felt and the spoken.  And I discover a wild and joyous way of being me.