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an A.I.R. project
2025
The Day the Teenager Slammed the Door Too Hard, oxidised scrap roofing copper, broken keyhole cover from a 1930s home, string
Paint explorations necklace, acrylic house paint, brass, string - sold
Paint explorations single earring, layered acrylic house paint, copper, oxidised sterling silver - sold
1 pendant: oxidised copper, brass, acrylic house paint 2 pin: found object, oxidised copper, rubber pin backs 3 brooch: found skirting board, found screws, stainless steel wire 4 magnetic pin: found paint lid, magnet 5 found object 6 bolt brooch: found object, oxidised copper, brass 7 switch brooch: found object, oxidised copper, brass 8 found object 9 object: rimu, oxidised copper
Unhinged, found hinge, found nail, faux pearls, cotton
Borer Treatment Brooch, reclaimed Rimu, sterling silver, brass, stainless steel, tung oil - Borer Treatment pendant, reclaimed Rimu, sterling silver, oxidised copper, string - The Builder’s Muddy Footprints, reclaimed Rimu sarking covered in muddy footprints from the 1930s, oxidised copper, brass, string.
Switch brooch, found object, oxidised copper, brass
reclaimed 1930s nails, magnet
Hinged, found object, oxidised copper, stainless steel, varnish
reclaimed skirting board, oxidised copper, brass, string
installation view
During my one-month residency at the Refinery Artspace in Nelson, I explored the idea of home as a repository of memories and experiences. I see our homes, and the objects within them, as carriers of layered histories, emotions, and personal narratives. To begin with, I examined the cracks and flaws in my own home — traces that hold stories and memories. Moving on, I collected discarded building materials, transforming them into wearable jewellery, giving form to the invisible weight of memory and place.
This residency was supported by Creative New Zealand.
