Inspired by artists like Frida Kahlo,
Gibbs's practice gains an autobiographical
nature. Everyday objects are subverted
to tell personal stories of the repetitive and
mundane, yet poignant nature of everyday
life and conventions. She is specifically interested in the cyclical nature of life- ‘life creating life to create life' and the necessary condition of motherhood to keep the cycle active.

Crude images of consummation and pregnancy are painted on earthen pots, significantly pointing to the symbolic relationship between the utility of these age-old objects and women as objects of sex and vessels of childbirth.

Pearly Woman II 2008. Clay, varnish and oil paint (21 x 27 cm)