ILLONA MORRICE was born in Copenhagen
in 1954. Her father was a painter and her mother, a potter. She began
sculpting in clay in her mother's workshop at an early age and exhibited
her sculpture for the first time at the age of 17. On leaving college
she opened up her own gallery in Copenhagen. In 1979 she moved to the
UK, settling in Morayshire in 1986. Illona still works mostly in clay,
although she now produces some of her sculptures in bronze. Her work is
suitable for indoors or outdoors, and her pieces often serve a practical
purpose, incorporating hollows to catch rainwater which birds can bathe
in. She concentrates on animal and female subjects, creating pared down
forms with beautiful lines and a serene feel. Illona describes her
approach to her recent work: “Over the years I have realised the
virtue of saying more with less, and so I strive with a few lines or
curves to express a multitude of feelings, to let your imagination fill
in what I have left space for, to create a peaceful sculpture, which
will continue to grow with you and me”.
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