Throughout my artistic career I have been interested in ornamentation. In
1989 I began making jewellery from found objects. To further my skills I
undertook an apprenticeship and qualified as a jeweller in 1998.
My jewellery combines disparate pieces in an attempt to create an aesthetic
whole. Semi-precious and precious metals and gemstones mix with beads, enamel,
eggshell and existing jewellery. Colour is an important element, as is
recycling.
I see jewellery as wearable art – sculpture on a small scale. I expand on
this idea of form and function and some of my pieces can be displayed as
sculpture when not being worn.
In 2002 I started to experiment with collage. These pieces feature layers of
embellishment using paint, glitter, beads, sequins, metals, eggshell and found
objects.
When the minutia of my art is magnified it is transformed into a new entity.
The overall effect is one of detail and decoration.
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- Golden Plains Arts Trail - open studio weekend,
Teesdale 2009
- Moved by the Sea - group exhibition, Lorne 2007
- Transfigure - solo exhibition, Deans Marsh 2006
- Identity - Arthouse Collective group exhibition,
Geelong 2005
- Rise of the Phoenix, Geelong Sculptors annual members
show, Drysdale 2005
- Flights of Fantasy, Geelong Sculptors annual members
show, Geelong 2004
- Qualitaly - cultural exchange between Geelong &
Piemonte region (Italy), 2004
- Artspot exhibitions, Aireys Inlet 2003 & 2004
- The Eggsabition, Arthouse Collective group
exhibition, Geelong 2003
- The Mighty Matchbox, Arthouse Collective group
exhibition, Geelong 2002
- Through The Keyhole, Pako Festa, Geelong 1999 - 2001
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If you are interested in
purchasing an artwork, please feel free to contact me and I will arrange
a way for you to make your purchase.
Please note that many of the artworks on this site are currently
exhibited in galleries and may be sold or not available for purchase.
I will try to keep the site as up to date as possible to avoid any
confusion.
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