Michelle Frazier

When I carve a face or figure into the stone, I am guided by the shape of the stone. I carve the stone into familiar forms, carrying with them an emotional charge; the forms are beautiful, the stone transformed. The expressions of solitude, of reflection, are easy to read – I think that anyone, anywhere would recognize these forms. The stone seems to exist in a different way, that’s slow, silent and long-lived; there is poetry within them, in their slow dance.

Every piece reflects a part of who I am, bringing an element of truth to my work and challenges my identity and perception, imagination and impressions which are the fundamental elements that define me.

The shapes I impose on the stones are formal but also abstracted in some ways, they remain familiar with the shapes of faces and bodies; graceful, strong, thoughtful, reflective and often solitary – exposing layers, expounding on the female image and showing the grace, power and pleasure within them.