I create mixed-media sculptures to examine the wonder I believe to be hidden within broken and mundane everyday objects. I draw on my connection to past feelings of being discarded and broken and develop it into a reawakened celebration of the different and forgotten. My works aim to add value and vitality to appliances beyond their intended expiry date. The fundamental focus of my sculptural work incorporates the theoretical work of Jane Bennett on 'vital materialism' in a domestic environment. The theory of vital materialism suggests that all objects – from plants and animals to inorganic artefacts and other non-human matter – contain value and thus should be cared for and even celebrated. My mixed-media sculptural works are created with the intention of adding value to items normally considered trash and giving the objects a story beyond their original purpose. I use the home and family-life as a means of creating a connection with the viewer. By using a wide range of everyday mundane objects that can be found in and around the home, as well as craft materials and practices, I have a vast range of colours and textures to utilise in my celebration of the mundane.

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Fan Cover, 2021  

recycled t-shirt yarn and plastic pony beads on pedestal fan cage  

550 x 550 x 200 mm

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Robot Life, 2021  

video work of plastic bags, lace, wool, plastic, yarn, satin ribbon on plastic laundry peg basket – remote controlled

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Weaved Fan, 2021  

nylon rope, nylon washing line, wool, electrical cable, cord, unravelled loofa, ribbon, plastic bag, garden wire and found objects on pedestal fan cage  
550 x 550 x 200 mm

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The Ghost of Chiffon, 2021  
chiffon fabric, wire, cable ties and plastic bags on pedestal fan
1320 x 1280 x 1280 mm

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Cyborgs Looking for Peace: Get Your Upgrade Now, 2021  
1 of a series of 7 collages  
300 x 420 mm