I’ve been practising and teaching origami for 20 years. My origami artwork uses a playful medley of upcycled, handmade and restored papers, ranging from exquisitely crafted sheets of Japanese washi to carefully selected magazine cutouts. Through a choreographed set of folds, pinches and tucks, each square of paper is transformed into a delicate sculpture.
2019
Mixed papers, including traditional Japanese washi, on handmade sunn hemp paper dyed with indigo; liquid gold and white decorative detail.
60 x 45 cm framed
£1,250
On show at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital 2020-2022
The multicoloured collection of butterflies plays on the collective noun for butterflies - Kaleidoscope. They are arranged to give a sense of flight and bright, speckled movement, like the kaleidoscopes we used to play with as children.
Mixed papers including traditional Japanese chiyogami paper and magazine clippings
42 x 59.4 cm unframed
£1,220
SOLD
This was the piece that kicked off my journey into origami butterflies. It was made as a gift for someone who loves the spring and summer months and the sense of freedom they bring. Scattered amongst the butterflies are words reminiscent of both butterflies and the sights and smells of warm weather: ‘floral bouquet’, ‘eye art’, ‘wings of desire’, ‘romance gesture’, ‘un peu d’air sur terre’…
Traditional Japanese washi and magazine clippings, in an open wooden frame.
Private Collection
2019
Mixed papers including traditional Japanese washi; liquid gold.
29.5 x 29.5 cm framed
£365
SOLD
Both Summertime and its sibling piece, Kaleidoscope, evoke the butterfly as symbol of new life; bright, rainbow colours, floral motifs and even clippings from the V&A’s spring newsletter.
Mixed papers including traditional Japanese chiyogami paper and magazine clippings
42 x 59.4 cm unframed
£1,270
SOLD
2019
Mixed papers including traditional Japanese washi; liquid gold.
29.5 x 29.5 cm
£350
Rich, saturated colours with emphasis on reds, yellows, oranges and a touch of blues and purples at the edges, evoking the golden hour. Some of the butterflies are folded using images of the sky just after sunrise or just before sunset. The piece plays on the age old symbolism of the butterfly marking moments of transition, beginning of new life, bringer of hope.
Mixed papers including traditional Japanese chiyogami paper and magazine clippings
42 x 59.4 cm unframed
£1,320
SOLD
The activity of the day, with radiating circles of light and butterflies hovering over vegetation, contrast against the stillness and simplicity of the night sky beneath.
Mixed papers including traditional Japanese chiyogami paper and liquid gold
43.2 x 23.7 cm framed
£380
SOLD
Summer Butterflies was made with the heat of the summer sun in mind, a vibrant medley of bright orange, gold and fluorescent pink.
Mixed papers including traditional Japanese chiyogami paper
32.7 x 32.7 cm framed
£475
SOLD
2020
Dry pigment, paint and liquid gold.
39 x 40 cm framed
£325
2020
A flock of translucent butterflies come in to land by a stream bursting with orange and white blossoms, evoking themes of fecundity, flourishing and nourishment.
Mixed papers, including traditional Japanese washi, and liquid gold.
23.5 x 33.5 cm framed
£285
2020
Golden seeds down below, new crop up above, this piece is about the transitions of changing seasons.
Mixed papers, including traditional Japanese washi, and liquid gold.
38 x 22.5 cm framed
£350
