Little Shoulders: Epaulettes made from a deconstructed French Cuff

Little Shoulders

15 x 8 x 2 each

tea stain on deconstructed French cuff, fabric trim, cotton, synthetic sponge, cardboard, metal fittings

Little Shoulders

Little Shoulders was exhibited as part of Art of the Cuff 2014, A Fringe Festival Exhibition

Paper butterfly: Heliconius silva (Forest Longwing)

Heliconius silva (Forest Longwing)

vintage paper, steel pin, cardboard, closed cell polystyrene foam, 

enamel paint, acrylic paint, nylon filament, inkapproximate wingspan 11cm

The Blue Rose

The Blue Rose

rose shrub twig, polystyrene foam, wire, tissue paper, wood, acrylic paint, shellac

32.5 x 5 x 5

Symbolises genetic engineering's series of failures/fatalities before success.
Exhibited as part of the Unnatural History Museum.

Fungi

Fungi

drift wood, electronic components (capacitors), wood, shellac

16.5 x 4.5 x 5

A further exploration based on earlier work, Growth.

Growth

Growth

drift wood, electronic components (capacitors), wood, shellac

9.5 x 7 x 7 (left), 14.5 x 12 x 8 (right)

An experiment with materials, making the unnatural appear natural.

Exhibited as part of the Unnatural History Museum.

Engineered Accidents Part I: Environmental Weeds

 Engineered Accidents Part I: Environmental Weeds

glass cigar tubes, wood, shellac, thermoset plastic clay, acrylic paint, tissue paper, wire, plant roots, acrylic varnish, fabric

approximately 18 x 14 x 5

Engineered Accidents Part I: Environmental Weeds, detail

There are two other parts to the Engineered Accidents series:

Part II: The Cane Toad;

Part III: The Rabbit.

Exhibited as part of Paper Butterflies

Winner of 3rd Prize in Eckersley's Creative FIMO competition, 2012