Title: Small girl, big problems

Year: 2023

Media: Watercolour, pencil and pastel on paper

Size: 21 x 41 cm

About the work: The work was made shortly after a visit to the Bayeux Tapestry. I was thinking about war but also psychological battles one might carry with you from childhood to adulthood. The cloak is a comfort but also a source of the problem.

Bio: Laura Ford’s sculptures are faithful representations of fantasy with sometimes bitter sweet and menacing qualities mixed with tenderness. She uses humour and an acute observation of the human condition to engage with wider social and political issues.  Her work is represented in many public collections including;

The Tate, The Victoria and Albert Museum, Government Art Collection, Potteries Museum, National Museums and Gallery of Wales; Museum of Modern Art, University of Iowa; Arts Council of Great Britain; Contemporary Art Society;  Pallant House, Oldham Art Gallery, The New Art Gallery Walsall, The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, The Meijier Gardens, Grand Rapids USA and The Gateway Foundation, St. Louis, as well as numerous private collections.