KANGAROO PAW BROOCHES
Japanese Lacquer, Timber Ply, Sterling Silver, Mother of Pearl Powder and Stainless Steel.
All within 60 x 60 x 20 mm.

Adorn (exhibition)
Northern Beaches Council - Part of Sydney Craft Week 2018
5 - 14 October 2018

ACQUISITION AWARD
Selected Finalist for the Contemporary Jewellery ‘19 Biennial Jewellery Awards and Exhibition
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, 7 September to 3 November 2019

About
The use of motives and Asian lacquer as a material has become a dialogue in my recent work to explore personal cultures through juxtaposing symbolism. These two brooches articulate the conceptual spaces of transnationalism. The repeated elements within the frame are based on the Australian flora; kangaroo paws. I have re-imagined them to be like a hand. The metaphorical act of touching the various cultural spaces within my Australian identity.

In 2019, the series of brooches was selected as a Finalist and Acquisition Award for the Contemporary Jewellery ‘19 Biennial Jewellery Awards and Exhibition at the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery.