Karen and Claire grew up in Whitehead by the Sea and have a love of all things natural….. beach finds, curiosities, fragments, patterns, interesting weatherworn natural forms, seed pods and marine life to name a few.

Much of their work is influenced by the natural world, the textures revealed by the passing of time and the effects of environmental elements.

Natural forms, alongside animal and human form influence their work, along with the idea of specimens, preserved in bottles. The chemistry lab was always a place of wonder and intrigue whilst at school.

Combining their love of drawing and painting with creating ceramics led to depicting their drawings of insects, moths, butterflies and now botanical sketches, on Chemistry bottles and lightbulbs, and, more recently, Tiny tears doll heads cast in porcelain, influenced by their love of fancy dress and the slightly creepy antique porcelain Dolls played with as children.  Nostalgic Objects which we become attached to in some way, and wish to keep, look at and appreciate, reminding us of the past.

Observing Industrial and architectural form also plays a great part in influencing their forms, the combinations of which have lead to some very interesting sculptural works, exploiting and focusing on aesthetics such as line, shadow and balance.