Certain components of a garden, like vines and flowers, shrubs and bugs are suggested in Melody Evans’ ceramic sculpture. They are not “garden sculptures,” however, but sculptures that use garden elements as symbols. The body of work presented is centered on three large matrix forms that are shaped like women’s dresses and signify garden topiaries. These are ornamental shrubs that have been controlled, pruned and manicured excessively.

The sheer visual beauty of her organic shapes, surreal at times, demonstrates a metaphor for the contemporary woman. The appearance of her matrix forms suggests the “makeover” obsession that fashionable women have in personifying the modern day Daphne.