Hope Soars was originally created under the umbrella of Hope08 which was a national initiative in 2008 from churches around the country celebrating Christian hope.
 
The ten digital prints in the series are a symbolic enquiry into the nature of hope, as expressed by various different metaphors in the bible. The common motif of the bird is the figurative element of hope’s representation as a dynamic, emotive and concrete concept - whereby the seen anchors something of the unseen.
 
First exhibited at St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham in August 2008. Saint Martin’s Arts and The Christian Arts Trust both sponsored the exhibition. Toured to Christ Church Clifton as part of the West Bristol Art Trail in October 2008 and to Neston United Reform Church in July 2010.