JEWELLERY

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Flat series, 2019, Brooches - felt, cotton, copper and remanium®

Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo’s declaration that ‘the future of fashion is ‘flat’, resonates in these works. Drawn from simple yet oversized silhouettes in felt, with stuffing bulging out of the black metal outline they hint at a ‘volume’ that is neither voluminous, nor flat.

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Monsters, 2019, Necklace - copper, steel, paint, polyester

A direct, fun piece of jewellery, presenting the artist’s child’s range of mood in a day

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What is failure anyway?, 2019, Brooch - ceramic clay, sterling silver and remanium®

This individual piece comes from a failed ceramic bisque firing experiment. Rather than being self-critical, embracing failures can create positive outcomes. Here silver encapsulates and celebrates the broken piece of ceramic.

Photo Credit: Amy Carkeek

Photo Credit: Amy Carkeek

Body, 2019, Brooches - polymer clay, sterling silver, and remanium®

The artist’s concept of living with illness and how it creates body awareness and repair.

Photography: Leah Timms

Photography: Lean Timms

Lemon, blue heart, love pill and cloud, 2020, Pendants - copper, steel, polyester, paint

This piece is a deliberately whimsical reflection on the relationship between form and subject matter.

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Consumption, 2020, Necklace - copper, paint, steel, polyester

The artist reflects on our relationship with food, particularly around the over consumption of meat.

feet, 2020, chain - copper, sterling silver

ink on cotton, 2021, pins - fabric ink, cotton, sterling silver, stainless steel

contemporary wearables national finalist 2021

toowoomba regional art gallery

broken, 2021, brooch - porcelain,GOLD sterling silver, stainless steel

blood moon, 2022, object - wax, colouring

hairy crab, 2022, ring - brass, polyester


Big I Little I, 2021, object - copper, paint

bouquet, 2022, ring - bioplastics, brass

bioplastic test samples

home, 2022, objects - foil, wax, gelAtin, siliconE, copper, perspex, plastic

embossed, 2022, brooch - bioplastics, sterling silver, stainless steel

untitled, 2022, brooch - castmonite, sterling silver, stainless steel

hatched, 2022, object - castmonite

HARVEST, 2022, BIOPLASTICS, STERLING SIVER, STAINLESS STEEL

make award national finalist 2023 australian design centre, sydney

ICONS, 2023, ENAMEL ON COPPER, STRING

GOAL POST, 2023, ENAMEL ON COPPER, STERLING SILVER, STAINLESS STEEL