I have worked across several mediums and have a current focus on combined glass and metal sculptural installations. I feel that glass is a medium which provides a language of fragility and strength, qualities that are found in all human beings.

My artwork inevitably reflects my approach to life. Practically, this has meant I adopt a hands-on approach to every individual element of my work, carrying out all my own research, design and construction. I also aim for my art to be experienced on a few levels – the physical aesthetic, the techniques used to construct the work, and finally, the insights and conversations which I hope will be provoked by the art.

I have been greatly assisted in my current pursuit of glass as a medium, by a Fauvette Loureiro travel scholarship, which enabled me to undertake a series of intensive workshops in 2023, with a glass master on Murano, Venice. I undertook this while completing curatorial studies on exchange at the University of Bologna, as part of a contemporary Visual Arts degree at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney.

My art practice also reflects a lifelong interest in family and its’ role for each of us. In my own case, my family has been at the core of my life, and this has informed my personal reflection on the history of families. I have a curiosity in exploring the changes in makeup of contemporary families and what that may mean for the future of this important societal unit, particularly in the context of falling global fertility rates.

Research in this area has been aided by my professional and educational background - social work training and many years working as a practitioner; a special interest in Family Therapy; and postgraduate studies in counselling. These have enabled me to build a quantitative basis as a backdrop for the physical art, regarding the way human relationships evolve over the generations. I hope this adds depth and knowledge to my art in this space.

In addition to my current glass work, I have created a range of artworks of varying scales on paper, in timber, aluminium and using photography.