2008

I take off my dress, 2008.

The Honey Trap, 2008. The Honey Trap (Detail)

Still Life, 2008. (Detail)

Riding Habit, 2008.

The Captains Daughter, 2008.

To have and to hold, 2008.

2007

Ballet Series, 2007.

The Ballet Series was a progression from the leather shoe, having been trained as a dancer, I always wondered what made the Pointe shoes so hard. Taking the shoes apart I found different flowering forms and decided to treat the Ballet shoe as though it were a flower, from being a bud, into full bloom.

Ballet Series, 2007. (Detail)

Ballet Dancer, 2007.

Ballet Dancer was created from the remnants of the Ballet Series. The idea was to give the feeling of movement and rhythm using the sole of the shoe wrapped with netting and elastic.

Untitled, 2007.

Clams, 2007.

These pieces came about by exploring the different forms that could be made with the Pointe shoe and then by covering it with wax it became more sensuous. At this point in time I had been reading books on shells and sea life and even bought a crab (dead of course) to photograph and take apart.

2006

The 3 wise Monkeys, 2006. (Detail)

The idea of using shoes in these pieces was purely because I wanted a cheap source material to create the skin of the monkeys faces. As I took the shoes apart I became more interested in the textures and markings and the way in which the shoe had been made particularly the bespoke shoe. I decided to incorporate some of craftsman materials and workmanship into the finish piece.