This piece is a collaboration across generations, featuring an unfinished bone carving originally crafted by my father-in-law, Don Henry Whiteman. To honor his memory and legacy, I completed his delicate carving and suspended it within my own handcrafted wooden pod. Bound in natural wood this sculpture serves as a vessel connecting our shared craftsmanship and […]
This mixed-media piece features a towering pile composed of over 40 real, handwritten mini to-do lists collected from female friends, colleagues, and family. Perched atop the overwhelming stack, a tiny figure finds refuge inside a warm cuppa—a playful yet relatable reminder that self-care means carving out moments to pause, step back, and simply declare yourself […]
Mount Washmore – A monumental, ever-growing landmark of dirty, clean, and “worn for two hours so it’s not really dirty but not clean enough for the closet” clothing items. Widely recognized as one of the modern wonders of the domestic world.A geological formation constructed primarily of mismatched socks, forgotten workout gear, and hoodies borrowed three […]
This cheeky mixed-media piece serves as a playful protest against housework, staging a clever optical illusion where a sweet bouquet of pink roses is actually made of tiny rubber cleaning gloves. Set against a wallpaper backdrop in a thrifted vase, the arrangement required meticulous experimentation—and a fair amount of accidentally super-gluing my own fingers together—to […]
Featuring a lamb being reclaimed by the earth, this painting depicts a full circle where what once was alive is returned to the earth and fuels the living. Using saturated greens and whimsical details alongside depictions of rot, I invite the viewer to consider the intersection between life and death. The allegorical symbol of the […]
Girl lying on a grassy field viewed from behind her. Look back on the good moments.
This platter had a previous life as a slumped sheet of Bullseye Glass and powder. It was The Onion Field – it had been returned to my care after the owner was no longer living. It has been up cycled/cut into 3 x 3 cm squares and refused with additions of coloured stringers. The German/Australian […]
This collaborative sculpture explores the tension between individuality and collective existence, asking what it means to belong within a community while remaining distinct. The clustered ceramics forms create a shared foundation, their bodies intertwined until individual identities blur. Together they suggest a parade, a migration- an organism of many parts. Beneath them, frottage prints made […]
Sheep celebrate their anniversary in a little boat under a blazing starry sky (champagne chilling for later). Acrylic painting on wood slice.
Happy sheep enjoying a berry themed picnic with a nice cup of hot tea from the thermos. Acrylic painting on wood slice.
