• Q: You create your sculptures from Earth materials. Would you say that your artistic practice carries a message of sustainability?
     
    A: The sculptures are about trying to connect people back to the Earth, back to nature, because I feel that we are completely disconnected from nature. This is why people are suffering from diseases and mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression. People are not taking a moment to take their shoes off and just stand on the ground. We have forgotten our infinite potential, what actually keeps us healthy and our ancient remembering. I think we have lost a lot of our knowledge about coexisting with nature. A lot of knowledge has also been kept away from us to keep us small and obedient. If we could actually remember how powerful we are, we could achieve anything and it would be quite an incredible world that cannot be controlled. I have tried to create a very sustainable method that is natural. I hardly use any machinery; everything we make is hand-made. On the odd occasion I might use a grinder, but that’s about it, so everything is done as naturally as possible. I use the sun’s energy, water energy and sustainable methods to create the sculptures. There are very little, if any chemicals in the process and we recycle all our materials.
     
    Q: What does sustainability mean to you given the very imminent threat of climate change?
     
    A: I think that is quite self-explanatory. I am just doing my part not to pollute the Earth more than I should. I try to tread gently where I can and then tell this beautiful story in the hopes that it reaches other people’s minds and creates little changes here and there. 
     
    Q: The main theme of your work is the Feminine. Does this theme refer to femininity (as a gendered social construct) or the Divine Feminine (as a spiritual connotation)?
     
     A: Everything is sacred but my theme is about the divine and the sacred feminine. My sculptures are old muses and because I have chosen the feminine as a theme running through all my work, I am celebrating the feminine that carries wisdom and inner strength. On some sculptures, phrases that come to mind while I am making Her, I write into her, especially my sculptures of torsos and very large faces, so that people can walk away thinking. 
  • Q:   Your sculptures are formed from ancient techniques. Why have you chosen to use these particular ancient technique(s) as opposed to modern techniques?
     
     A: I think modern techniques such as the use of resin(s) and plastic are dead and  theyundermine my message, because with  my sculptures, she is a sacred feminine and she comes from the Earth, I wanted to keep her as pure as possible, where she vibrates at the same frequency as nature, that can be felt in your spaces and by your own frequency.
     
    Q: I read that  you believe that “everything is connected and that we are one global consciousness”. Can you please elaborate on that.
     
    A: We know that humans perceive themselves as separate from nature and separate from each other, but what they are finding is that we all share one massive global consciousness. The Earth is a living being and we as humans are living beings that are interconnected, like one big ecosystem that should work in harmony with each other. However, we have been programmed to believe that we should be competitive, instead of operating as one massive organism and sharing the high vibration of the Earth’s consciousness. We are all connected, we are all one. I believe treating the Earth and each other kindly, is how we should co-inhabit the Earth. It is about having an outlook of compassion and love.