This small 7x11x3cm cityscape wall sculpture is called Itty Bitty City 2: Lakeside. I exhibited it at the Sustainable Living Festival exhibition, Pre-used and Re-loved, in the North Melbourne Library in 2024. The following year I showed it at The Old Auction House, Kyneton, in the exhibition All the Small Things. Now it is available through Far Fetched Designs.
I created this artwork from some broken pieces of tile, tiny metal cylindrical ‘buildings’, and a round bent wire ‘sun’ – or perhaps it’s a ‘moon’, mounted on a wooden flooring offcut with a groove on one end. All these bits and bobs I found on the streets of Melbourne during my daily walks.
What inspires me
I am a found object assemblage artist and jewellery designer, creating wall sculptures, 3D sculptures and brooches. I limit my ‘raw materials’ to the metal, wood, tiles and plastic that I gather from streets and skips.
Many of my works are inspired by the Melbourne skyline, especially at sunrise and sunset. Often I try to incorporate ‘natural features’ – a bent nail that suggests a meandering river, rusted sheet metal that transforms into a cloud, or a broken tile that becomes a mountain.
My more abstract works are stimulated by the found objects themselves, which I often place in juxtaposition. At other times, I emphasise their rusted, scratched or variegated surfaces.
Strong interest in sustainability
My art is inspired by a strong interest in sustainability through repurposing and upcycling. My hope is that this artwork makes you smile and, at the same time, reminds you of the 5Rs to help our planet: refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle.
