A collection of works and musings from an artist.
Artworks
Pine Needle Baskets
During my time in America, I was captured by the ingenuity of the Native American people, who made pine needle baskets, covering them with pine pitch, to make them waterproof and thus suitable for water ...
Paper Vessels
PAPER is made from a variety of plant fibres – red hot poker, New Zealand flax, cumbungi, iris, day lily, leek, quince, ginger plant, sweet corn and even eucalyptus leaves. I find something wonderful in ...
Echoes from the Garden
Orchard prunings as skeletal forms, paper from plants cast over the forms, create an echo from the source. Prunings are collected, shaped and allowed to dry for months before being skeletonized. Plant fibres are collected, ...
Sentinels of the Landscape
Containment has always been a central concern in my work. This form of containment ensures emotional, spiritual and physical security. These figures, although not ostensibly vessels, have the capacity to contain. What they contain is ...