Sculptural ceramic artist working on Turrbal and Yuggera Country in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
MY PRACTICE
At its core, my practice is the interface between my internal and external worlds. In a world saturated with chaos, being in nature restores my balance and working with clay is grounding, meditative and profoundly healing. Working with clay helps me process my environment, emotions and ideas.
My work reflects the joy I find in the tactile experience of clay and the way that sense of playfulness transfers to others through my finished pieces. It explores the layered relationships that shape us as individuals and link us to one another within a broader community.
As someone from elsewhere else, native flora and fauna offer the South African in me a uniquely Australian way to connect to my now home. I explore design, colour and pattern through flowers and foliage and use native Australian birds to bring implied movement, song and often a human narrative.
My sculptures reflect the fusion of my graphic design background, my love of painting and infinite possibilities of the ceramic process.
MY WORK
I create sculptural vessels and totem poles. My vessels explore themes of connection through the rhythms of change – domestic life, friendship, nostalgia and the interplay of absence and return. I draw inspiration from shifting seasons and the ebb and flow of life, weaving threads that mark people, places and past experiences.
They offer a space to playfully explore the relationship between form and surface. I incorporate leather cord, thread, grass and mosaics, to add layers of texture and meaning. Each piece is hand-built, layered with slip, colour and texture across varied clay bodies, and finished with glazes, underglazes, stains and oxides.
My totem sculptures are different. They are bold and designed to make an expressive statement. Each conical form, crowned with a single totem, stands as a quiet yet powerful sentinel among foliage in courtyards and balcony gardens. I enjoy the freedom these simple forms offer – space to paint, carve and layer marks that together build depth and texture, creating imagery that invites contemplation.
Whether through surface design or sculptural form, I embrace the flexibility of moving between two and three dimensional art, keeping my practice dynamic and ever-evolving.
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
ARTISANS IN THE GARDENS
SAT 24 OCT - SUN 1 NOV 2026
LION GATE and VICTORIA LODGES, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
I am excited to be part of this wonderful exhibition again this year. The much–loved Artisans Exhibition returns for it’s 25th year, once again celebrating the skill, creativity and diversity of Australia’s artist community. Visitors can look forward to a beautifully curated collection that reflects both traditional craftsmanship and contemporary innovation across a wide range of practices, including ceramics, textiles, woodwork, jewellery, metalwork and mixed media.
📅 Sat 24 Oct - Sun 1 Nov 2026
🕙 10am-4pm daily