Sculptures recently exhibited at the following venues:
Neon Parlour 2017, Thornbury, Melbourne
From Nature 2016, GASWORKS ARTS PARK, Albert Park, Melbourne
October 22nd-30th Organic Sculpture Exhibition
OPEN SPACES 2016 ART TRAIL, Ironing Room, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
Sunday 6th of November, one day only event, 12pm-6pm.
Neon Parlour 2017, Thornbury, Melbourne
From Nature 2016, GASWORKS ARTS PARK, Albert Park, Melbourne
October 22nd-30th Organic Sculpture Exhibition
OPEN SPACES 2016 ART TRAIL, Ironing Room, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne
Sunday 6th of November, one day only event, 12pm-6pm.
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My work alludes to our affinities with nature; muscles intertwine and encase internal organs. Nodules, natural cocoons, twisted branches and shells are shelters for inhabitants. Muscle and skin form a protective layer reminiscent of a chrysalis or shell; they are the casing that is essential to survival. I use a range of materials to create drawings, paintings and fabric sculptures. There is a feminine affiliation between fabric and women. It is an item of necessity an item of the home and an item to protect from the elements and from the eyes of others. Fabric wraps its wearers the same way a shell or chrysalis wraps and protects its inhabitants.
Women in society are often faced with adversity, subjected to abuse, fear, mental illness and oppression. The protection they have from outside sources is limited and for some it is unattainable. Women show strength, compassion and determination through hardship and suffering. They are fierce protectors and selfless mothers and inspirational members of society. I have drawn on inspiration from Eva Hesse with her translucent, minimal sculptures, Doris Salcedo with her haunting and emotionally raw sculptures of the forgotten and unseen people of Colombia, and from Louise Bourgeois; her protective female spiders and sculptures concerned with the intricacies of the minds of women.
Women in society are often faced with adversity, subjected to abuse, fear, mental illness and oppression. The protection they have from outside sources is limited and for some it is unattainable. Women show strength, compassion and determination through hardship and suffering. They are fierce protectors and selfless mothers and inspirational members of society. I have drawn on inspiration from Eva Hesse with her translucent, minimal sculptures, Doris Salcedo with her haunting and emotionally raw sculptures of the forgotten and unseen people of Colombia, and from Louise Bourgeois; her protective female spiders and sculptures concerned with the intricacies of the minds of women.