I have a commitment to environmental issues and a deep connection with this land. Concerns around climate change and its effects continue to drive my art practice.

Taking inspiration from the female botanical artists arriving into Aotearoa/New Zealand in the mid 1800’s I seek to uncover their stories and celebrate their lives. These women had a commitment to document the disappearing flora before it was completely gone, and my own work speaks to the growing loss of and the status of many of our endangered plants.

Conveyed in the delicate ceramics nestled within my work, I strive to represent these precious botanical plants and to depict the fragility of life, and the rapid disappearance of bio diversity in the landscape. 

Porcelain is used to reference the Victorian battle between the domestic feminine compliance and a rebellious environmental curiosity. The material is a reflection of the documented domestic life and the remains.