Mullumbimby, Northern NSW
Sculptor, painter
Prize Finalist
Artworks: 14
As an artist, I am interested in starting with an unformed raw material and finishing up with an object that is pleasing to the eye and intriguing to the mind. My work explores how these two realms intersect, intertwine, and often diverge.
I am attracted to the simplicity of the type seen in Japanese art in which imperfection, transience and incompleteness become authentic expressions of life itself.
My inspiration comes from the environment I am fortunate to live in. Rich in exotic, colourful life, the tropical landscape surrounding me never fails to inspire and delight me.
I like my work to be entertaining, curious and a little comical. Sculpture provides a sense of touch. One can pick up a statue, turn it in space, and experience it as an object of weight and form. This interaction possibility makes sculpture different from painting, always stuck in two dimensions.
The world is complicated and overwhelming. I would instead not add to these complexities. My collectors enjoy the childlike qualities of my work. It makes them smile rather than think.
Making these sculptures is enormous fun and a privilege to me. I aspire for this exuberant creativity to resonate with the collector, investing a touch of whimsical lightheartedness and comfort into the rigours of everyday life.
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