Writing and visual art have always gone hand in hand for me. I write in different spaces throughout my home and my studio (which is a large shed in the back yard in Preston). It’s not the most ordered or comfortable place as it is cram packed with sculptures, ceramics and art materials, but I find it stimulating. When I am in there working, it feels like I’m in a private sanctuary; a quiet place away from other household chores, paperwork and distractions.

I often write poems about specific sculptures that I have made, so I sit in my studio with the works, while writing them. I find staring at the sculptures allows me to kind of psychoanalyse them, and analyse myself in the process. This allows my sculptures to be translated into poetry as a compendium, inextricably linked. I have sculptures in the garden too, so sometimes I sit in plein air and write as I see how nature interacts with the sculptures.

I have a huge bookshelf in the loungeroom with my favourite books facing out on display, five piles of books in the living room, books in my studio and beside my bed, basically there are books everywhere.