I’m drawn to finding character and human like semblance in inanimate objects. I bring these observations into my work, by creating ambiguous sculptural objects that display an anthropomorphic disposition.
Working with sheet metal, I layer repeated hammered marks and textile patterns with different mark making techniques. Uniform patterns are blended with imprints that are either intentionally formed or involuntarily picked up as the making process evolves. Seams and expressive marks of a bruised and scarred nature, features which tend to be polished away, are exposed and exaggerated. The employment of these so called ‘imperfections’ challenges the hierarchical nature within Silversmithing, by seeing beauty in the defects.
Figurative vessels and objects are formed using various fabrication techniques. Characterised by vulnerably precarious postures, complementary and mirrored silhouettes are enhanced by a dark oxidised finish. The objects lean into each other as if in conversation, sitting in a shadowy scenery of tactility.