Inspired by traditional Māori flax weaving (raranga), this fused glass piece is made by hand, weaving strips of coloured glass together before firing them in the kiln. The natural greens, whites, and earthy tones reflect Aotearoa’s landscape, creating a one-of-a-kind piece that comes to life as the light shines through.
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 […]
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 […]
This lenticular artwork uses handcrafted triangular wooden panels to reveal two versions of childhood. From one angle, children play outdoors, connected through imagination, friendship, and adventure. From the other, they are absorbed by screens, physically present yet disconnected from the world around them. As the viewer moves, the image transforms, inviting reflection on how childhood […]
The Kitchen represents the interception of the human and domestic animal life – Acrylic on Board.
This artwork features a woman swimming at night, depicted in profile against a dark body of water. In the distance, a red signal flare burns against the sky, a quiet indication of danger or distress. Despite the ominous atmosphere, her expression and posture remain serene, untouched by the scene’s implied tension. When in a state […]
This artwork depicts a windswept figure with their back to the viewer, looking across a landscape where a forest fire burns in the distance, its smoke swallowing half the sky. The painting invites viewers to sit with a familiar discomfort: how do we respond when confronted with distant suffering – ecological, political, human? It captures […]
Overlooking brings architecture and atmosphere into quiet dialogue. A single roof plane becomes the smallest gesture capable of turning landscape into shelter, while remaining immersed within the same weather and light as its surroundings. Rather than acting as a destination, the structure functions as a measure of distance and orientation, asking how we locate ourselves […]
In the middle of nowhere - 2026
Black and White photography. Location Marlborough NZ Presented as framed Miniature
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