Mary says, “I am always interested to hear people’s suggestions and if I use someone’s idea they will receive the first print, however I rarely sell originals as by selling prints more people can obtain my work and share in the message it carries. I see it as part of my calling to make my art as widely available as possible whilst also being a viable professional artist. I did a commission some years ago and realised (at around 3am in the morning having had everything go wrong with the image that could) that it was not how I wanted to be an artist! I have also always felt that the images I do are God inspired - whenever I have tried to do pieces 'just because I wanted to' they have been awful so I suspect the same would apply with someone elses ideas - except when they are confirming what God has aleady put in my mind to do.”