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The ABC made this story about me and my work.
I majored in jewellery at Sydney College of the Arts, so work for the body is also at the forefront of my practice.
I have had success with this work in WOW (World of Wearable Art).
I won Mac’s Bizarre Bra in 2002 with Budgerigar Brassière, and The Work with the Most WOW Factor in 2014 with my Sulphur-crested Frockatoo..
“Attitudes toward wearing and owning parts of dead animals and birds have changed.
Is this simply due to fashion, or has society truly become more compassionate toward animals?
I don’t think so.
My aim is to provoke the viewer, encouraging them to question our often callous treatment of animals and birds, and to reflect on how we subconsciously classify them – as pet or pest, valued or worthless, beautiful or plain – and why.”