Gai Saunders has a background in the visual arts as a practitioner and teacher for over 25 years. Recent studio works have focused on the symbiotic relationship people have with the flora, fauna and environment that surrounds them both in the literal and metaphysical sense. Paintings and sculptural works, generally figurative in style and almost always with a narrative, currently dominate her practice, with the idea dictating the medium. An artwork that tells a story, evokes a feeling or memory are important elements of Gai’s work.