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In 2021 I was facing the fact that my only child would be leaving me for university. In order to deal with the impending anxieties I made three bonbon dishes which reflected the issues I was most anxious about.  Bonbon dishes are a way of making offerings to others so the message on the dish was designed to symbolically pass responsibilities that I felt for my son, onto him. After the cathartic effect of doing so was notably felt, I continued making bonbon dishes about other aspects of my life, anything on my mind at any one time - memories, conversations, issues - then almost a year later, stopped at 100 dishes.

At around the same time, the categories for Grayson's Art Club 3 were announced and 'Inside my Head' felt like it was made for the dishes, so I entered them and the rest as they say, is history...or more accurately, is still available to watch on All4: Grayson's Art Club series 3, episode 4 and 'The Exhibition'!

Bonbon Stories showed at Birmingham MAC (Midlands Art Centre) in 2023 and feature in Graysons Art Club: The Exhibition Volume III, available to purchase at bookstores.

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"They're just so pro!" - said Sir Grayson Perry

Individual stories for each dish can be found by visiting instagram. Link in the menu bar above
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