Is society
 pressurising young women 
to have career aspirations at the expense of young motherhood 
and thus ignoring the 
optimum age of pregnancy ?

A Link With The Past

2011
H68cm W23 D42 cm (each)
Black stoneware with silver inlay


Acquired and held in Birth Rites Collection 2015 and on public display University of Kent
Winner of Pure Arts Sculpture Award 2013
Exhibited at Saatchi Gallery during Strarta Art Fair
Published 500 figures in clay
Published The State of Art


Both QR codes can be scanned from photos to invite you to join the debate

Explores maternity & motherhood, a theme that has been expressed through sculpture by humans since the beginning of civilisation, but a subject today that seems to have been pushed aside by education, career aspirations and financial constraints

This work is the result of questioning today’s decline of young planned motherhood and the rejection of breast-feeding.

Princess Tootee sits with quiet Egyptian-like authority as befits a deity worthy of worship. However, using the notion of ancient artifacts as a vehicle to consider the decay of maternity and motherhood parallels Princess Tootee with that of a forgotten civilization.

Synthesizing the latest digital communication technology within the traditional craft of mosaics brings this work into the contemporary world. Deciphering the QR code with a mobile phone invites the viewer to be part of the creative process and is a step forward in changing the attitudes towards motherhood.