Earth Goddess was unveiled in June 2022 and is the tallest ceramic sculpture in the United Kingdom.

The BBC News reporter Rebecca Jones described the construction of Earth Goddess as "Technically challenging ... a bit like giant ceramic beads on a metal pole".

[1] Earth Goddess forms part of the Austell Projects – Whitegold Art Trail of 18 newly commissioned public art works of ceramic sculptures that reflect the historic china clay industry of St Austell.

"[3] The local Member of Parliament, Steve Double, said that 90% of the comments that he had seen and heard about the sculpture were negative.

[1] A St Austell town councillor, Richard Pears, said he liked it and thought that " ... the purpose of art is to provoke, it's to be worthy of talking about.

[1] A group of local church leaders condemned the sculpture in a letter to St Austell Town Council, describing the statue as “idolatrous” and calling for its renaming or removal.