39th EVA International - WAAG 2020 https://www.eva.ie/biennial/39th-eva-international-2020/>
WAAG Women artists Action Group. includes the Feminist Women's Collective WAAG My influences: I would always say I wanted to be an artist when I grew up and I might have done so as my mother was very encouraging, but it wasn't to be, as in my early teens she was diagnosed with cancer and after a few years of intermittent hospital proceedures, with me not bring told the truth, she died when I was just 18 years. My dad was hesrtbroken and exhausted, life ad I knew it fell apart and i ended up in a mundane office job. A nice boy stole my heart and I think my Dad was glad to have me off his hands. i married had children and lived if mot exactly 'Happy Ever After' then, an ordinary life. After a happening in my life,when my much longed-for baby was stillborn, I didnt paint for years. one day I wandered into an exhibition of sculptures, small scale abstract pieces, with dark brown glaze. Not my usual taste. I was intrigued. One piece in particular captured