When Art is born of Raw Energy...
Even when my pieces are imbued with meaning, their initial impulse may have been a heightened emotional response to a piece of news, or an ongoing issue (usually social or environmental). Visions, compositions and pictures completely formed come into my mind.
On several occasions a piece is created from pure emotional energy, such is Shatter The World.
In 2008, my father came into my home-studio space to tell me that his doctor said he had a very short time to live. (He lived for another four years due to an experimental drug that changed him and haunted his mind.) After he left my space, I was overwhelmed with emotion and at the same time numb to the point of feeling disembodied. I grabbed a chunk of charcoal, a tube of paint, and the burning candle and made this piece.
This moves me to tears Tessa this sharing of this experience and the impact on the lives of everyone who love you and your family. Re-visiting this space in time perfectly preserved for us. Thank-you for sharing.