BOTANICAL STUDIES
One of my first paper sculptures was a Poppy. After taking a real Poppy flower apart to show my daughter what was inside I realised how paper like the petals were and how structural it was. I set about trying to create a template pattern from the pieces of real flower I had in front of me. I continued to develop this method of working with plants, incorporating the use of photographs as well and have now document a large collection of different species, both from the UK and around the world.
Welsh Poppy. | Recycled Paper, Wire and Thread | 42cm x 42cm | 2024.
Daisy | Recycled Paper, Wire and Thread | 22cm x 22cm | 2024.
Wild Flower Study | Recycled Paper, Wire and Thread | 50cm x 50cm | 2021.
Oak Study | Recycled Paper and wire | 40cm x 40cm | 2021.
Study of Woodland Species | Recycled Paper, Wire and Thread | 30cm x 30cm | 2023.
Crocus (detail) | Recycled Paper, Wire and Thread | 24cm x 26cm | 2023.
Buttercup, Red Campion, Nigella | Recycled Paper, Wire and Thread | 42cm x 42cm | 2023.
Snowdrops: Galanthus | Recycled Paper, Wire and Thread | 20cm x 30cm | 2020.
Snowdrops: Galanthus | Recycled Paper, Wire and Thread | 20cm x 30cm | 2020.
Lady's Slipper Orchid: Cypripedium Calceolus (detail) | Recycled Paper, Wire and Thread | 24cm x 26cm | 2019.
Garden Nasturtium (detail). | Recycled Paper, Wire and Thread | 30cm x 30cm | 2022.
Borage | Recycled Paper, Wire and Thread | 26cm x 28cm | 2022.