Welcome to my site.
Ever since I can remember I have had an interest in people and behaviour, which lead me towards studies and a career in psychology. The career was put to one side when I had children and decided to invest my time with them. The career is now a distant memory but the interest in people and the desire to create is persistent.
I am intrigued by the way our experiences affect the way we see the world and the way we think. I am fascinated by the inner mind and how this part of us can be so secretive and private and yet play such a powerful role in our lives. And I am curious about the way we can all live together (or not) and achieve a level of communication despite the very unique and individual ways that we perceive and interpret the world around us.
Much of my work has a figurative element to it, using the human form for direct visual communication. Other pieces tend towards abstraction, allowing freer, individual interpretation, introspection and debate.
Much of my work explores materials and textures in ways that use the innate quality of the material, for example, my use of brick as a metaphor for the brick walls we have within. Indeed the relationship between form, surface, texture and materials is a constant and exciting challenge, which provides a wealth of opportunity to explore and experiment.
Much of my work is intuitive and a response to the materials at hand, which allows for a freedom in making and direction. I hope you enjoy exploring my work.
Shivashtie