Exploring lichens as inspiration, Iona creates functional and sculptural ceramic pieces that aim to encourage the viewer to become more environmentally aware, and to explore ideas about relationships and the vunerability to resilience of both lichens and human beings.
lichens are not a single organism, but a symbiotic relationship between algae and fungi so closely interwoven they appear as one. Iona combines clay and textiles to represent this relationship: if either component was missing, her sculptures wouldn't exist.
