Hello,
I wanted to give you an update on my now completed entry piece for the 2026 Molly Morpeth Awards. Last year, more than 500 artists entered, with only around 50 finalists selected, so it's a highly competitive exhibition. But these are exactly the kinds of opportunities that challenge me to keep raising the bar.
Whether I'm selected or not, I'm proud of what I've created. This piece represents my vision, my growth, and the standard I want to hold myself to as an artist. Eventually, it will find a home with someone who connects with it, and that's something worth celebrating in itself.
A blurb about my entry for the Molly Morpeth awards:
Intertwined
Constructed from reclaimed floorboards and weatherboards salvaged from New Zealand villas and bungalows, many over a century old, this sculpture returns native timber to an organic, vine-like form.
The work traces the material’s journey from forest to architecture and back into sculptural form, acknowledging that beneath its history as a building material, it remains part of the natural world.
The weathered surfaces, grain, and marks of use carry memories of both landscape and home, revealing the enduring relationship between material and origin.
As part of my practice, I see it as my responsibility to give these timbers a new life, honouring New Zealand’s built heritage while encouraging care for the natural environment in an era of rapid gentrification and loss.
