My work explores the home as a metaphor for self and challenges childhood, memory and dwelling with a nod to the absurd and how our childhood homes influence the phenomenological space we reside within as adults. Michel Foucault states "that the self is not given to us ... we have to create ourselves as a work of art". I explore how our homes are the art that mirrors who we as an insight into our psyche.

My creative practice:

I create sculptures that are layered using made and found objects to create complex collage pieces. Using ornaments found in many homes across the country I adapt and change their form using construction materials such as clay, building adhesive and filler to compliment my work, home as self. For me, the joy while creating a sculpture is by combining many pieces they create new forms and I never know when I start what form this Gestalt will take.