Cat Suzanna creates huge elephant head sculptures, adorning them with colourful paintings or a variety of different animals, imagery and colour.

After first moulding the elephant heads, she then covers them in fine art or abstract paintings before either exhibiting them or putting them on sale.

Cat Suzanna (Image: NQ)

“I like paintings that will uplift people,” said Cat

“I’d like someone to look at my paintings and feel energised by the bright colours.

“A lot of artists seem to do like a moody kind of theme, like grey kind of tones, and I don’t understand what the reason would be.

“We don’t need more grey stuff.”

She uses her inspiration to create colourful and vibrant pieces, which have gone on display at public exhibitions, like Spelthorne Artists Unlocked, in Staines.

Cat, who has roots to the Caribbean added that she is “very drawn to bright colours, animals and nature,” which is primarily what she creates.

To create her unique pieces, she first creates a two-dimensional shape of the elephant’s head before using cardboard to give it the textured, three-dimensional appearance. Once it is ready, she designs, draws and paints her unique artwork onto the sculpture.

She said since she began creating the sculptures she has received “fantastic feedback”, particularly about the bright and bold colours she likes to incorporate into her work.

Priding herself on making “something from nothing” and using materials that she said would typically be thrown away, her artwork comes from sustainable and recycled materials like cardboard and paper.

Having always being interested in art, Cat said her work was “definitely influenced by the sea”, and was one of the main reasons why she chose to move to Poole within last year.

She added that she will be looking to continue making bold creations in the future, hoping to make mermaid and sea pieces that are connected with the area.

Currently working at creating more piece at her home studio, Cat has a few other pieces of work, both commissioned and her own inspiration, that she is currently working on and hopes to display her work at another public exhibition soon.