Rachel Ducker has an insatiable desire to create and make. She is well versed in life drawing, and has a thorough appreciation of the human form.  This, combined with her training as a jeweller, has lead her to experiment with wire as a medium for sculpting, capturing something ephemeral, either emotive or active.

Her sculptures are untitled as she believes that everyone sees something different in them. The translucency and form of her work allows dramatic shadows to be cast and, with the right lighting, can show the three-dimensional form on a two dimensional level creating an effect resembling a pencil sketch.

Rachel uses no models and doesn’t form her shapes around anything. The posture is first designed, then the pieces are carefully moulded by hand and gradually added to, wrapping wire, layer by layer. This can take days. Every aspect is important right to the tip of the fingers. She believes that the slightest movement in the angle of the hand, or the tilting of the head changes everything the figure portrays.

Her sculptures are featureless leaving the posture to say it all. The hair creates the scene, adding latent movement and tenacity. She is very focused on body language and how people express themselves physically.

Her inspiration may come from the human form, but she is also greatly inspired by different materials, found objects and new techniques and is keen to combine mediums, finding it often leads to new ideas.

The wire work keeps her more than busy, but Rachel still makes silver jewellery and enjoys experimenting with painting, life drawing and photography.