I am a Sydney based contemporary jewellery and object designer and maker.

I believe that contemporary jewellery is using the body as a walking gallery for the public display of wearable art.

Jewellery is intended for wear and display on the body. That is it’s natural habitat; where it comes alive. A piece can adopt a different personality when viewed in a gallery as to when it is on the body interacting with the world. Both are equally as interesting. I keep this in mind when designing and making.

Much of my work is experimental in terms of materials and techniques used, scale and concepts applied. It is this constant experimentation that opens up doors for new possibilities of making. I admire jewellery that causes a reaction. Not only with the work that I create but also with the jewellery that I wear, view and collect.

Pairing materials such as plastics, paint, wood, found objects and felt with precious metals and applied traditional techniques creates an interesting juxtaposition to the work that I create. I enjoy the public reaction to these non-traditional materials in contemporary jewellery.

Music, art, the natural and urban environment in which we inhabit are the most informative elements for inspiration of new work. Depending the environment, the work will take alternate directions.

I appreciate the Japanese aesthetic of Wabi and Sabi that is centred on the acceptance of transience. It implies that beauty is imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. This tenant is never far from mind when making and viewing art.

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