Directions
Don't take the road
That's furthest from your soul






2024 Air-hardening clay, wire netting and acrylic paint on beechwood plinth
'Directions' developed alongside my poem of the same name, each inspired by the doubts and fears that can accompany decision making.
Directions
Don't take the road
That's furthest from your soul,
Where trees hold branches starkly bare
And hills forget to roll.
Go find the path
That leaves unease behind,
That clears the darkling undergrowth
And tangles from your mind.
The poem directs the reader towards the least challenging option; that which minimises stress and emotional turmoil. The sculpture depicts a fragmented figure, and her similarly broken alter ego, each considering opposing directions. The figure chooses the least challenging path, as advised by the poem. She ensconces herself within her metaphorical comfort zone. Meanwhile, her alter ego attempts to break free, opting for the road leading to uncertainty.
Both the sculpture and the poem appear in 'The Literary Muse - Art and Writing Influenced by Words' - Issue 50 of the art zine by Haus A Rest.
Featured work, 'Artists of The Season' Winter 2024, Art from Heart CIC, London.