I am a contemporary jewellery artist and design educator at the University of New South Wales, School of Art & Design in Sydney, Australia. My creative practice sits between contemporary craft, design and movement, shaped by a background in classical ballet and design.
I trained as a dancer at the Australian Ballet School in Naarm (Melbourne), graduating with a Diploma of Dance, before transitioning into design. This shift led me to complete a Bachelor of Design, Master of Design (Research) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at UNSW. The sensibilities developed through dance, such as attention to rhythm, repetition, precision and flow, continue to underpin my approach to making.
My work explores aesthetics of time through repetitive and intricate craft processes, including paper folding, metal lamination and vitreous enamel. Moving fluidly between these distinct methods allows me to highlight the beauty of colour, pattern and surface detail, while foregrounding the labour and duration embedded in making.
What began as a simple paper folding process for small brooch designs, intended to elevate the value of humble materials, has gradually evolved in both complexity and scale. Through years of experimentation, my idiosyncratic folding methodology has expanded into ambitious neckpiece works such as Solaris, Double Loop and Wreath, which convey a sense of perpetual movement through looped, rhythmic structures.
Complementing this folding practice are experimental engagements with more traditional techniques of metal lamination and vitreous enamel. These works investigate ideas of place, mediated through photographic encounters with the landscape. Series including Sky Series, The Stream of Time and Wayfaring explore place as an experience shaped by time, movement and encounter.
I have produced ten solo exhibitions, including Still Point at Funaki Gallery, New Terrain in an Old World at Craft + Design Canberra, and The Infinite Fold at JamFactory: Contemporary Craft and Design. My work has been selected for exhibitions across Australia, England, Germany, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Scotland, Thailand and the United States, and is held in public collections including the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris), the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of South Australia, Griffith Regional Art Gallery and Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery.
I respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I work, the Jerrinja people of the Yuin nation and the Gadigal and Bidjigal people of the Eora nation. I recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present. Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded.