This was once all trees, beautiful lilly pillys fruiting every season. I’d often be waiting here for the lights to change and taking in the beauty of this little spot of life. A housing development is being constructed here now – all the plants were cleared. I cried. I am so sick of the constant change, the constant push towards human domination. Although I get upset, I do know that life will win. In the long run it doesn’t matter how hard the humans try to dominate, pave over or control; life will win.

Work in progress… Creating the ‘forest’ or the spirit of life (creating on a kiln shelve for ease of movement for firing).

Covering (paving over) the ‘forest’ with a think slab of porcelain. Hope it will crack revealing the strength of the ‘forest’.

The completed piece You can’t pave over it 2024— the cracks worked well. Displayed on the old butchers block

Details You can’t pave over it 2024