Without a Mother
This series confronts the absence of maternal care that is created when the right to an abortion to take away. Where is the mother? Will the baby survive? An attempt to confront the unsettling sense of abandonment. Intentionally left unresolved, uncomfortable unanswered questions and facing the reality. A small attempt at showing the scale of this issue, it’s not one baby without a mother it is many. Each baby is imagined as it's own entity with different circumstances. Without a Mother was made as more of a deeper reflection on the implications of opinions and current issues around the world.
Without a Mother 1, Stoneware Clay, PETG, 2025, 16cm x 45cm x 22cm
Without a Mother 2, Stoneware Clay, PETG, 2025, 16cm x 40cm x 25cm
Without a Mother 3, Stoneware Clay, PETG, 2025, 15cm x 47cm x 25cm
Without a Mother 4, Stoneware Clay, PETG, 2025, 22cm x 47cm x 29cm
THE PROCESS
Each form began with the hand‑sculpting of a small clay baby, modelled individually to reflect the idea that every life in the series carries its own circumstances. The figures were hollowed and fired only once, leaving them intentionally fragile. Each baby was then enclosed within a PETG sac, created by heating, pulling, and shaping the plastic around the form until it sealed into an organic, womb‑like enclosure. The depth and distortion within the sacs were formed through controlled melting and hand manipulation. Once cooled, each sac was airbrushed with three colours to build tonal variation, then sealed with a protective top coat. Together, the individual pieces accumulate into a single work, conveying the scale and weight of the issue they address.