As a working artist mother in 2012 , I used my skills in ceramic conservation to realise a project that I called The Art of Salmagundi. (An old French word derived from the obscure 16th century French word salmigondis which means disparate assembly of things). 

For years I had to work to a high standard on broken ceramics which were heirlooms or destined for the auction houses. Working for many hours making objects perfect again with invisible mends, I developed an anarchic tic and kick out of restoration. I began to work on broken figurines, restoring them in the wrong way .