Thermoplastics and Copper, Perspex, Aluminium, Polycarbonate .........

My fascination is with lightweight reflective and translucent materials, which can be assembled, re-assembled, dismantled, reused, reconfigured or re-claimed; minimising materials which could end up in Land-waste and especially using materials rescued from industry to be used as ‘new’ materials for sculpture.

For a while, I was working predominantly with aluminium, perspex and polycarbonates, materials 'borrowed' from other industries - construction/architecture. I found satisfaction in their ‘newness’ as sculpture materials. 

My recent work has turned to small 3-dimensional sculpture as I continue to experiment with industrial wastes and discards - thermoplastics and copper tubing.
These series of sculptures emerge as snap-shots based on ecological, geographical and geomorphological contexts referencing the arctic and antarctic zones and seasonal flows. Much of the materials used in these sculptures come from the now defunct Electrolux Refrigeration Plant - Orange, but assume a new, polished quality much like a new appliance. I appreciate the intimate relationship, working with small, ‘precious’ polished and refined pieces.

Strongly influenced by the Twentieth Century Moderns (particularly architects), ideas about form, function and design provide motivation for me.

While my sculpture is concept based, there is always a representational aspect.