Signs of Change

"The use of symbols to alert humans of danger have been used for centuries. These symbols represent the signs of climate change which can no longer be ignored."
Awarded Highly Commended at Changing Threads, New Zealand Contemporary Fibre Art Awards, 2019

Collected series
assorted wood & plastic waste collected from Ruby Bay beach

"Collected 1" 180 x 480 mm
​"Collected 2"  350 x 405 mm

Tetra-paked series
assorted beach plastic/waste set into concrete

Deposited series
assorted beach plastic/waste set into concrete discs, 175 mm diameter

Nesting Materials, exhibited at Changing Threads, New Zealand Contemporary Fibre Art Awards, 2018 

"Different types of plastics have been collected from the beach, in a similar manner to a bird collecting nesting materials. The nests are set into concrete to represent he permanency of plastics in the marine environment."
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Life Saver

assorted beach plastic; approx. 1600 mm diameter
available for sale, installation included
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Ticket to Infinity

Exhibited at Changing Threads, New Zealand Contemporary Fibre Art Awards, 2018 

"Nelson City Council parking tickets which started their journey on a car dashboard, ended up in the sea to be picked up on the beach at Ruby Bay. These show how innocuous plastic is in our modern lives, and how something that had such a short usefulness is now here for infinity."

Beach Cleaners

assorted beach plastic
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Swept under the Carpet

hand stitched plastic waste, collected from beach
700 x 2010 mm

Coming Home to Roost

Picture
"nest" detail
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"shelter" detail
plastic waste, twine, fishing net collected from Ruby Bay beach
2000 x 800 x 2500 mm
exhibited at Changing Threads, New Zealand Contemporary Fibre Art Awards, 2013

Adrift

twine, fishing line collected from Ruby Bay beach
100 - 150 mm diamter
exhibited at Changing Threads, New Zealand Contemporary Fibre Art Awards, 2013