Here are some photos of my painting and ceramics in the gallery today. I’m really pleased with how these all sit together!

With the concept of Spatial Composition in mind, I created We Are All Golden using an intentionally disrupted symmetrical grid. The spatial tension I created gave me ‘problems’ to solve in order to achieve balance and harmony within the plane. This abstract work is about reality vs expectation in our relationships, and the need to […]

For my collage piece, Ode to Midge, I painted Midge from Mattel’s Barbie range with a background inspired by Van Gogh’s Self Portrait, 1889. This work is about mental health and the faces we wear to mask feelings of inadequacy. Barbie’s best friend Midge was discontinued after being deemed a poor role model for young […]

I made two sets of plates; one set of three and a set of five, plus a group of three mugs. I layered satin, gloss and transparent glazes on the plates in a dynamic pattern to reference the spinning movement in their making. These works were the inspiration for my Module 4 painting.

Wheel Throwing, 2023 This painting is about my experience throwing plates on the pottery wheel, where focus on the moving object is intense, yet meditative.