Unexpected Happiness (Things that make me feel alive)
Each piece from the Unexpected Happiness series captures something remarkable about the human spirit. The sculptures feature a few moving sentences from the artist’s research, reverse-cast in stainless steel and captured inside a glass bell dome.
Year: 2023
Medium: Stainless steel on mirrored base; in hand-blown glass dome
Size: 19.5 x 11.75 in (50 x 30 cm)
Featured text: "Discovering new and hidden paths, gnarly old trees, bark textures, dazzling spring rhododendrons, autumnal colours rippling. Breathing in the fresh air, listening to the singing of the birds, taking in the scent of the flowers, observing the strength and wisdom of nature. The gorgeousness and diverse colours of the rising sun, and the freshness of life that springs forth. The quiet being broken by the railway bell. Wild spaces, ancient trees, being lulled by the brook. Learning to wild swim, writing poetry, understanding the importance of others. The frisson of the familiar mixed with the new. The scent of strawberry picking. Bluebells and fresh cut grass fields, the city in the distance. Magical woodlands covered in snow, little ducklings learning to swim and popping back up to the surface like corks. The smell of pine trees in the summer, walking across pine needle surfaces that are bouncy like a sprung floor. Wondering what treasures from history lie beneath the fields where ancient people walked. Traces of lives lived here long before my time, dragonflies flitting overhead and bats almost touching me with their dark wings."
