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About Me

My current work takes the old tradition of taxidermy and gives it a politically correct and artful spin. Using crochet I create life-sized "skulltures" and installations that blend craft, realism and collecting. I explore the link between traditional crafts, gender and environmental issues. I am a great believer that anything can be art and my work involves the usage of real animal skulls with crochet.  I would term my work as "Crocheted Skulltures".  All my work is 100% humane and no animals have or are harmed to create my pieces. My work is designed to pay homage to the form, texture and beauty of the animal.


​At present I am investigating and deconstructing the forms of childhood entertainment, of fairy tales, nursery rhymes, and lullabies which are part of our childhood and adult culture. I crochet wool onto the skulls of animals creating eerily cute looking wild animals that are not your children’s stuffed animals although some of my "skulltures" are incorporated onto children's toys, bringing Grimm's Fairy tales to life with a macabre wit. My crocheted "sculltures" are tongue-in-cheek and are meant to be humorous, taking on history and myth transforming subjects into surreal Images. When viewing my work I hope people will be torn between the natural urge of curiosity and the manner in which we are accustomed to politely look away, two compulsions fighting each other. The duality of human nature is the point of my work and I am always fascinated by the reactions I get from people.
 

 

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