THE LONELY ARTS CLUB
Mary Littlefield
Mixed media artist and maker of things
I am interested in People: how we emerged on this planet, how we evolved, why we tamed animals, built cities, went to war with each other and how we created culture and ritual. Human beings are the only living creatures that have the power to consciously transform the world around them. We live every day with the consequences of the choices of our ancestors. What makes us tick? Why do we do what we do?
My work is about sex, death, birth and ritual. Culture from the past revisited in the present.
I work intuitively with materials that I find - or find me. I make totem figures, constructions and painted work using materials that have been thrown away or repurposed. You will find mud, seaweed, plastic spoons, baking twine, packaging, string, plant fibres, house paint, metal and shells in my work. From the dawn of culture we used flint and ochre, wood, bone, skin, shell and charcoal to make and draw. The detritus of todays life are my tools.
In the last year or so I have exhibited at Anteros, Art Depot studios and Raveningham sculpture trail .
