Eco-friendly, colour-averse jewellery and
accessories and homewares that are laser cut from salvaged materials. I also
sew screen printed bibs.
My philosophy of environmental
responsibility is integral to all of my making endeavours. I always look for
scrap materials to work with.
Cutting from scraps
Everything I create involves in its process
a step of digital fabrication, mostly in form of laser cutting, but even my
printing screens are made digitally. In that way I consider myself more of a
designer than a crafter, even though I assemble all products myself. Much
of my focus is on creating memorable, quirky human and animal characters. The
whimsical and slightly macabre aesthetic reflects the characters’ tongue
in cheek personalities. The very limited colour palette is a
Chromatophobic signature. The red, black and white often attract people wearing
those colours.
Psychotic Santa assembly
Whenever I need something, anything; my
first thought is “how do I make it”. Often it takes me a while to
work out that it’s a lot more cost effective to buy the item in question,
but not before the design cogs in my brain hyperactively spring into motion.
This maker attitude underpins everything I do and the way I view the
world.
There’s no start and no clear finish.
My creative process is like a spider web: both functionally, in the way ideas
are captured and digested and aesthetically as the spooky factor in my
work.
Inspiration doodling
Even though it’s a miniature scale
enterprise, I put a lot of effort into thorough record keeping of all production
and stock. That way I don’t have to rummage through everything to
determine whether an item is available.
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