My work challenges conventional architectural and decorative arts narratives through material imagination and sociopolitical commentary. By addressing themes of bodily adornment and women’s roles in the creative arts, my pieces provoke dialogue and offer an enriched perspective on the intersections of art, design, and culture.

The ‘decorative arts’ were broadly defined, encompassing functional and non-functional elements such as interior design, architectural embellishments, and jewellery. These forms of ornamentation hold diverse symbolic meanings, enhancing beauty while serving as markers of identity and culture.
Jewellery, inherently tied to the body, is explored through its relationship to scale, movement, and space, paralleling architecture’s reliance on human proportions. My designs reflect modernist architecture’s influence on gender roles and New Zealand’s design history. Each piece negotiates spatial boundaries, turning the body into a dynamic exhibition space for reimagining concepts where identity, power, and space converge.

The interaction between the body and space forms the foundation of my creative practice. Space, with its unique geometry, materialises through connections, transitions, and transformations, shaping individual experiences and movements. My process responds to these dynamics by creating tangible, processual pieces that allow the wearer to engage with spatial constraints and opportunities, reflecting the interplay between architecture, identity, and movement.