The Qube gallery invited artists across the world to submit work for a forthcoming exhibition called “Reflections”. I submitted visuals of this work and was shocked to hear that it had been selected to be displayed in the gallery.

The work, a mixed-media digital painting and digital collage was based around lockdown. The piece is my reflection upon a conversation that occurred in a walk in lock down, during our permitted exercise time! My young daughter and I were talking as we walked across a field; she was becoming increasingly frustrated that some people were not social distancing. We talked about how lock down, owing to Covid, was like a puppeteer, controlling everything we do and pulling all the strings (including our heart strings).

The original piece is displayed on mirror, so that the viewer captures aspects of themselves within the piece - allowing them an opportunity for their own reflection on the events that have affected us all.

I was pleased to find out that the work had come second in the People’s Vote - where thousands of votes were cast to pick the public’s favourite piece!

Other exhibited work includes my surreal piece, 'To sleep, perchance to dream...but does cheese give you nightmares' and my abstract piece 'Awakenings'.