“I still feel the sensation of your fingers
The softness of your lips opening gently
To sip my warm nectar...

I wear fragments of many other lives
Gone for long now
But it is just a reminder
I am your cup of tea forever... ”

Discarded, rejected, amputated objects and porcelain. I repair, mend, stitch. I make and I talk for the forgotten.

I have been mudlarking porcelain shards on the beach for the last 2 ½ years.
I photograph and research their/our provenance and circa, what they were made of.
I feel the need to pursue their story or create a new one, I feel the responsibility to be their voice.
Keeping their original shape and colour, I polish and drill them if I have to but, my intrusion in their bodies stays minimal.

The pieces resulting are quite spontaneous and quirky but still reflect the craftsmanship of an era.
Then, I adorn with discarded beer cans bits, raw sapphire, imperfect Freshwater Pearls, recycled Sterling and other found metal bits, silk, cord.

Porcelain found are mostly blue and white from old times using cobalt pigment (Lapis Lazuli).
Mostly from tea sets, They refer to the harmonious moment of sharing and caring: Tea time.
Everything is related: the blue from precious Lapis Lazuli to the storytelling prints on porcelains.
Everything is relative: what is preciousness? Memories, past, porcelain shards, jewellery?

My work is about reducing compulsive consumption by focusing on recycling/upcycling and rethinking the notion of preciousness...

Circular sustainability.

Opening night: Thursday 10th - 5pm

Artist talk: Friday 11th - 11.30 am