'Untitled'

I wouldn’t consider this work to have a nailed-down meaning. Nevertheless, to me, these pieces represent a connection between people, whether it be representative of a friendship, relationship or family connection. The pieces move together and apart, but they are always connected, metaphorically and physically. When I look at them, I see the wonderful people I got to know last summer on my travels. I may not see them or talk to them often, but when we all come together, the atmosphere is buzzing with pure joy and it’s like no time has ever passed. I see my mum, the shining beacon that truly represents the feeling of home. I see the friends that I grew up with, who shaped the foundations of who I am today. We may grow up and apart but we’ll always have our intertwined roots. I see my family in Australia, who I may not regularly see nor talk to, but among them, it’s like I was raised there. I see the incredible university family who have helped me grow and taught me so much about myself and life in general. Soon I’ll no longer see them every day, they won’t be across the hallway, in the next workshop or a 15 minute walk down the road. But as with all of the other people mentioned above, whether near or far, there’s an everlasting connection, a wondrous something that keeps us interlinked and rooted. They’ve shaped so much of my being and I know we’ll meet again. Copper, bronze, silver, brass. Pendants on cotton cord. A selection of wearable and decorative objects. Featured in the UCA Grad Show 2019, New Designers 2019 and Art Wave Festival 2019.