I am a maker, jeweller and artist. My work, which is full of fun, mischief and playfulness, addresses environmental and social concerns, such as the pressing issues of over consumption and our throw-away society.

Making for me is an intuitive process, that evolves with time, thought and patience. Through making I unravel the world around me, reflect on my experiences and better understand myself.

I have always been drawn to used and pre-loved materials, collected from my own trash, op-shops, hard rubbish, flea markets and picked up off city streets. I am intrigued by their imperfections and depleted selves and captivated by the sentiment and previous life they hold.

I push and poke these found materials to see what happens. I play with the tension between my desire to control a piece and the joy of letting go, allowing the materials to determine their own path. Through juggling control and freedom, I transform these discarded plastics into contemporary works.

My recent body of work. Bunnies is a large installation of over 70 rabbit-like objects, made from weathered second-hand and deteriorated plastics from children’s cubby houses, pools and slides collected from the roadside. Bunnies continues my enquiries into our level of consumerism and questions the ethics and impact of indoctrinating young children into this consumer culture at an age when they cannot understand the impact or legacy of discarded plastics and materials on this planet.