About Sue
Mostly, I seem to have been kidnapped by a troupe of feisty old people, The Elders.
I make sculptures that explore the absurdities of old age and challenge its stereotypes with childish glee. The Elders and I visit Care Homes, appear at community events, stage topical tableaux and have travel adventures. We have just written our first book, ‘Gaga’s Secret’.
As a Community Artist, I sell products, make appearances and work on the sort of community and charity projects that make sense to me and make me smile. I volunteer for a number of local charities: The Cathja Project (mental health), The Mulberry Centre (cancer) and Re-engage (older people).
As a hobby, I make automata, usually for friends, but sometimes for sale. I enjoy the challenges of creating movement and mechanisms.
As an artist, I want to entertain. I love to connect with old people, but anyone who likes to laugh at their own absurdities and frailties will do. I love to see what happens when somebody encounters one of my sculptures or automata. It’s like my inner child connects to theirs, and for a moment, we share the joke and all believe in magic.
I seem also to be developing a quieter, more spiritual sculpture practice. At the moment, this seems to be exploring loss, the fragility of extreme old age and powerful female archetypes.
I work from home in Isleworth, West London, on the beautiful River Thames.
