This new collection is inspired by the ancient landscape of Bodmin Moor, and by the writings of Launceston born poet Charles Causley (1917 - 2003), whose words conjure up the folklore, legend and magic of rural Cornwall.
Rebecca is known for her paintings and sculptures of the moor's wild grassland and gorseland, its plants and native creatures, glimpsed and sketched from life at her remote farmstead studio and on her daily walks. Against a backdrop of everchanging ferns and brackens, she paints rabbits, deer, birds and butterflies, focusing on the intricate details of her subjects, from soft white owl feathers to fine strands of purple moor grass. A palette of soft blues, greys and golds reflects the changing colours of Bodmin's vast landscape, as flowers and grasses bloom and fade from spring into late winter.
Rebecca's sculptures of wild horses, hares, owls and other creatures are suggestive of bronze work, but are crafted from papier-mâché and finished in the textures and tones of moorland stone and lichens. Like her paintings, they are a celebration of Bodmin's precious, timeless landscape, where familiar creatures and ancient fables still thrive amid the hawthorn and granite stones of the moor.
Rebecca gained a First Class Honours Degree in Sculpture from Gloucestershire College of Arts. She lives and works on Cornwall's Bodmin Moor, and exhibits in the UK and Europe.