Collection: Short Stories

Short Stories is an ongoing series for me. It is all about exploring our inner self. I create scenarios that are visually interesting and are designed to make you question your thoughts, reactions and experiences. The snails wander through the scenes and connect on a different level. There is chaos and harmony and a touch of humour. My daughter Bella is involved and giggled her whole way through the photoshoot while being soaked by the rain inside her set and dealing with the snails crawling through her stack of pancakes. Sometimes when it rains it pours, but she still takes the time to admire the unexpected guest crawling through her apple.

While creating this series our friendly snails lived in a terrarium in my studio. The snails had a happy earthy playground with branches to crawl, a house to hide in, mineral water to drink. I gave them plenty of fresh food to eat, but the higlight for them was when food stylist Jo Wilcox was working in the studio with me on a commercial job. She would bring extra fresh veges and baby spinach plants for them to snack on. They  became part of the studio family and lived the high life and were always so happy to join the fun on set when the time was right. At the end of my series, the snails were returned to the garden for Christmas.