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.
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.
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.
Fabric art framed picture depicting snow and tussock grasses that are plentiful in Otago
Oil on canvas, 20x20cm. Simple in shape, but still very elegant NZ sweet.
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.
An abstracted landscape, painted in acrylics. What you feel is your interpretation of what you see.
Abstract, small section of a landscape, open to the viewers own interpretation. Work in acrylic paint
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