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29 Jun

Mardi Gras of Traffic Cones #3 - 2025

Ceramic piece with coloured glass. The surface was altered chemically and thermically, stamp impressions applied, underglaze colours were applied in several layers. Fired at 1000° C and 1170° C. Waikato clay was used.

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29 Jun

Crack Pot #6 - 2025

Ceramic piece with deliberate cracks. The surface was altered chemically and thermically. Iron pigment based underglazes were applied. The inside was glazed using colourless, food-safe glaze. Fired at 1000° C and 1170° C. Waikato clay was used.

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29 Jun

You Should have been here yesterday, the weather was amazing. - 2025

My work explores the future of culture and the creativity of humanity in an age shaped by technology and ecological tension. I reflect on themes of confinement, and the quite conflict between nature and artificial intelligence. This piece is a meditation on the paths we choose – and what it reveals about us.

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28 Jun

Snow and Tussock - 2025

Fabric art framed picture depicting snow and tussock grasses that are plentiful in Otago

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28 Jun

Monochrome - 2025

Painted, woven and stitched repurposed roller blind.

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28 Jun

Love in the Mist - 2025

Painted and stitched repurposed roller blind.

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28 Jun

Melting Moments - 2025

Oil on canvas, 20x20cm. Simple in shape, but still very elegant NZ sweet.

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28 Jun

Red Ribbon - 2025

Oil on gesso board, 15x15cm. Traditional Czech dried apple slices called “křížaly”, held together by a festive red ribbon. These were usually home made in the autumn and intended to be savoured in the winter months.

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28 Jun

A Rent in the Veil - 2025

An abstracted landscape, painted in acrylics. What you feel is your interpretation of what you see.

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28 Jun

Waterborne - 2025

Abstract, small section of a landscape, open to the viewers own interpretation. Work in acrylic paint

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