Artist Statement
There is something quite remarkable about children and stories. I think its because
the imagination of a child has no boundaries – it is tremendously limitless. Children
live in a wonderful world of make believe and for a short fleeting time cherish
childhood characters bound in books as their closest companions. For some of us, as
we age and grow these close friends are slowly packed away in boxes, placed on
shelves; the memories of them slowly disappearing just as the colourful pages in
which they live too begin to fade with time. I suppose I am not like most, for the days
lived in the pages of my favourite books are still as bright and clear as they were in
my young wanderings. For me, the characters of my childhood are not limited to
pages in books, but also exist in the birch trees in my parent’s back yard, and the
fine chipped china in my grandmother’s kitchen cabinet. To me, these are all
representations of humble narratives. The delicate details of my childhood, and
romantically optimistic view of the world around me has led me to the core of my artistic
practice – exploring narrative through the use of everyday ceramic objects and mixed media.
Good Morning Mabel 