I have been playing with clay a lot… I have fallen a little in love again.

I’ve been exploring working small and adding wooden elements and it has been most satisfying. I’m not sure why exactly but my SoulBearers always ended up so big and even though there is a beauty in that in itself, working small does too. And I think I wanted to see if I could do it.

My little busy bee has such a serious and vulnerable disposition but I adore her. I used wooden twigs from my forest for her feelers. I am loving finding little creatures in the clay and then then going onto find their story in the layers of paint. I never really know who is going to show up.

So far it’s been a delightful surprise.

This little darling was build around a wooden thread spool.

I made her wings from print ephemera and wire. She is teeny tiny and the sweetest little one.

She leans ever so slightly over to the side she’s looking and has a knowing wisdom to her.

I have loved working with clay again and I have loved painting them equally as much but even more than that, I have been so grateful for these little beings coming into my life at this time. They have been holding my heart and mind captive in delightful ways and have been making me play which is always a good space for me.