Art In The Garden
Sea Eggs I-IX began with Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed that grows abundantly around the Pembrokeshire coast. During its reproductive cycle it releases countless microscopic eggs into the sea, an event that is fundamental to the renewal of the marine environment but one that remains largely unseen.
By enlarging something almost invisible to a monumental scale, I hope to shift the way we look at it, giving physical presence to a process that usually escapes our attention.
The surfaces are intended to evoke the coast rather than describe it. The layers of wax and colour suggest forms that have been shaped by salt water, weather and time. They sit somewhere between the geological and the biological, allowing the viewer to make their own connections.
The title Sea Eggs speaks of potential rather than appearance. To me, an egg represents possibility, renewal and the continual cycle of life. These sculptures are an invitation to pause and reflect on the hidden processes that sustain the Pembrokeshire coastline, processes that are easily overlooked yet are fundamental to its existence.
