Larger sculpture -

Proprium 4 - mobility
Wood, masonite, canvas, cardboard, plastic, steel, zincalume, brass, epns-ware, stone, gourd, string, paint
78 x 48 x 76cm
Capsomeres
Wood, plywood, dowel jointing, nails, adhesive, bitumen, enamel and acrylic paint, linen thread, metal mesh, sisal, wax
51 x 40 x 32cm
SL/24.1
Wood, masonite, canvas, tin flashing, expanding foam, teapot, string, plexiglass, paint
74 x 38 x 42cm
Lilac butterflies in
summer grass
and bamboo arrows that
flew
to a darkened dorm 'in care'
they called it. Devoid of teapots.
Proprium five - blood and fire
Wood, brass, steel, paper, goat horns, bandage, string, stone, hymn book, paint
147 x 51 x 44cm
Proprium two - elements of self
Wood, embroidery, fabric, aluminium, zinc, copper, brass, plastic, paint
111 x 37 x 37cm
Proprium one
Wood, canvas, masonite, brass, fine silver, paint
84 x 41 x 43cm
Proprium three - innocence
Wood, fabric, embroidery, rubber foam, steel, aluminuim, foam fill, wool, cotton, tulle, mirror, mechanical toy, baking mould, mouse trap, bitumen, nails, buttons, spatula, bread, Lego board, paint
110 x 57 x 62cm

Making work in an off-the-wall conceptual way based on feelings, means I can present work that is felt rather than read literally. And so it is important that everything I use in a piece has integrity to form a cohesive whole. I am interested in the emotive quality that I can find in the materials I use.

Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.
Leo Tolstoy

Working in 3D allows me to peer inside and show hidden meanings and feelings. We have an outer and inner self, how we are perceived and who we are privately. No one really knows us completely, and so some things are hidden. I want people to look inside and find more than appears at first glance.

I feel quite strongly about social justice, which is influenced by my own life experiences. It is important to me that what I want to say permeates the work I make, even if sometimes the result is unsettling.