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 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 […]
The Arrows We Cannot See - 2026
Beginning as a series of hand-drawn Spartan warrior concepts, this artwork evolved from a 2D vision into a 3D creation. Once finalised, the warrior was digitally transformed into a 3D model and brought to life through 3D printing. The Spartan emerges from a block of cement, surrounded by chains, symbolising the struggle to break free. […]
This interactive artwork was created through anonymous contributions from the public, with each tile representing a personal struggle, insecurity, or experience someone wishes to rebuild and grow from. These individual fragments have been carefully pieced together, transforming broken sections into a symbol of healing, resilience, and connection. Miniature construction workers are placed throughout the artwork, […]
Collectable Hand stitched Tiny Teddies. Teddy Bears have a reputation for being loyal companions and are well known for their keepsake qualities. Tiny teddys are just extra cute.
Persephone's Pomegranate (from the 'Mythology of Fruit' series) - 2026
Persephone was the daughter of Demeter, goddess of the harvest, and Zeus, the king of the gods. One day, while she was picking flowers, she was abducted by Hades to the underworld. When her father, Demeter, finally got her back he asked her if she had eaten anything while she was there. Persephone admitted that […]
Two Pou: The Holding explores how steadiness makes space for becoming. In pinks, purples, greys with hints of blue, two anchored forms- twined and edged with beads -carry light like memory. Their tension and glow suggest quiet protection. Each layer holds and releases, offering structure without stopping transformation.
BE-SPOKEN is a circular artwork built like a map of feeling. Blocks of colour, denoting NZ hills, green and gold – sit within a white surround, outlined in black. Black cable ties splay outward like language unfurling. At the centre, a decorative drawer knob – white gold detail, acts as both anchor and steering point, […]
