BBC News online has featured the first Bailiffgate exhibition of 2026, “Intimately Connected” created by Claire Ward (pictured above) under the headline “Waste art blurs lines between humans and nature”. The article goes on to quote Claire explaining that her work was an expression of her “concerns about the consequences of our presence on this planet”. “My work is generally made from combining found objects with waste from my household,” she said. “It is an expression of the excitement I feel when looking at the material things I see around me, both natural and man-made.” She has made art from milk cartons and crisp packets.
Ward said she felt she was “but one small part of the natural world” and she aimed to make her sculptures “inseparable from it”.
Jean Humphrys, Bailiffgate chair was also quoted as stating “Through her sculptures Claire takes discarded objects and turns them into astonishing works of art. Her understanding of how to meld and form materials into something unique, fascinating and totally captivating “
“Intimately Connected” by Claire Ward is appearing at Bailiffgate Museum & Gallery until 28th February 2026