My challenge this morning was to finish a very large A0 charcoal study that I have been working on. I really wanted to push this study so that the boundaries of feminine and masculine blurred, leaving questions in the mind of the viewer. Is it a drawing of a male, female, other? Some physical elements of the human body within drawing or sculpture are more easily gender transferable. For instance, often when I sculpt female legs and thighs I choose to sculpt those with a

“What inspired you? What does it mean? Often I meet people at exhibitions or have visitors in my studio, who ask me those questions. Perfectly reasonable questions, but ones incredibly difficult to answer in a few brief sentences. After all, a single piece of art or body of work may have taken several years of exploration and knowledge gathered to achieve. Here’s the thing….... Artists work most commonly falls into two distinct categories, no matter which genre they choos

This looks a fantastic exhibition, and though I am not sure I can not get to see this exhibition, I hope some of you will be able to make it. This links directly to the core interests I explore within my own work https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/exhibition/under-cover-secret-history-cross-dressers #exhibition #figurative #crossdressing #gendered #expression #identity #freedom #equality

Feeling so much more confident with this whole new webpage and first blog situation!! So as promised here is the photo of the second in a pair of artworks, this one is entitled 'Extrovert'. #video #feet #figurative

Well it is that time. I bravely take my first steps forward and write my first ever blog! To introduce myself, I am Hayley-Jay Daniels and I am a ceramic sculptress. I was born and educated in the UK, but I have lived and worked as a sculptress in the South West of France for the last seven years. My artworks explore notions of identity and fragmentation, taking inpiration from both the historic and the contemporary. So here I am, tentative steps into blogging. I am sure I