Introduction I am increasingly convinced that awe is an emotion that wants to be shared; this is what drives me to make art. I recently began experimenting with drawing machines that engage directly with the landscape. These simple constructions — feathers, charcoal, and twine suspended from trees — record the unseen movements of wind and […]
During my studies, I ordered a book, by Ruth Woods, FINDING FORM WITH FIBRE. I have not really spent enough time using this book, and now it’s the time. I asked friends if I could cut fibrous materials in their gardens. I realise it is early spring and maybe not the best time to gather […]
It seems that each installation becomes a reimagining of the nest—not just as an object, but as a proposition. When I suspend these wire forms in space, I’m not merely arranging sculptural elements for visual engagement. I’m proposing a way of being-with—the materials, the shadows, the air, the viewer, and the place itself. The nest, […]
INTRODUCTION This post will be a time-based blog in the form of writing/documenting and responding to conversations and discussing ideas about vessels and making between Annette Holtkamp (OCA textiles student and part of a crit group) and me. I share this work with the assessors as it shows peer interaction, discussions around work, and the […]