Jenny Ford about her work

"I create unique sculptures for exhibition and to commission from my studio nestled away in a
quiet corner of the North Cotswolds. These mysterious, exuberant, abstract forms are constructed in silk velvet, which I have hand-dyed from a rich colour palette, silk dupion and
other sumptuous fabrics.
I have a longstanding interest in costume detail from Medieval and Elizabethan times and am fascinated too, by an eclectic mix of late fifteenth century ‘gothic’ suits of armour, structure in nature and mathematical precision. The elongated point of a poulaine, an exquisitely rich colour or precisely pleated ruffs provide indirect starting points for each of my sculptures. A vision of the stance of an empty suit of ‘gothic’ armour is ever present - its presence and emptiness being qualities I aim to encapsulate in each of my works.
My sculptures are made to be discovered - inside, round a corner, emerging from a secluded alcove; or outside, slinking through a tree, or concealed in a mysterious ancient crumbling ruin. Each installation calling for quiet contemplation."