Paper Sculpture and Kinetic Works

Hand-crafted paper sculptures and suspended kinetic works inspired by Australian native plants.

My paper sculptures and kinetic works extend my two-dimensional practice into space. They are inspired by tree canopies, plant forms, leaves, seed pods, grasses and the understory of native bushland.

Works are created using thick, textured watercolour paper, painted, sealed and shaped. Suspended or lightly structured, kinetic works respond to air currents, introducing subtle movement that echoes the rustle of leaves and the quiet animation of the bush. Light passes through and between forms, casting shadows that become part of the work itself.

Using paper — a fragile yet enduring material derived from plant fibre — reinforces the conceptual thread that runs through all my practice: a deep respect for native ecologies and an ongoing commitment to regeneration and rewilding.

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Tall hanging kinetic sculpture representing the leaves of an ironbark tree, made from orange and brown painted and sealed watercolour paper and wire frame.
Decorative cylindrical vessel with abstract flower and leaf patterns, 3D flower embellishments, and colorful pastel watercolor background.
Decorative cylindrical vessel made from painted and sealed watercolour paper with a butterfly at the top.
Decorative cylindrical vase with abstract colorful pattern and a metal flower with leaves and buds attached to its front.
Hanging kinetic sculpture representing the leaves and blossoms of the ironbark tree, made from painted and sealed watercolour paper, beads covered in pink fabric as blossoms and a metal wire frame.
A tall, vertical collage sculpture of a plant with green and yellow painted paper leaves and small brown paper buds on a narrow rectangular base
Hanging kinetic sculpture made of cutout shapes of painted and sealed watercolour paper, representing mulch and debris that falls to the ground, suspended by thin string lines.
A cylindrical decorative vessel covered in colorful butterfly and floral patterns, with three-dimensional butterfly cutouts attached to its surface.
Colourful woven paper and string artwork, intertwined with leaf shapes, representing nesting time.
Decorative cylindrical vessel made from painted and sealed watercolour paper, with three butterflies, a leaf, and a star-shaped ornament attached to the exterior.
Colorful abstract mobile with different sized circular pieces of painted and sealed watercolour paper hanging from thin wire.
A decorative wire tree with colorful leaves made from painted and resined watercolour paper hanging from its branches.
Colorful paper bookmarks hanging from a wire display.
Mobile with colorful painted circular and oval wooden pieces hanging from thin wire
Hanging kinetic sculpture representing the leaves of an ironbark tree, made from green painted and sealed watercolour paper and wire frame.
Hanging kinetic sculpture representing the leaves of an ironbark tree, made from yellow painted and sealed watercolour paper and wire frame.
Colorful earrings hanging on a metal display stand.
A hanging mobile sculpture made of paper or thin material with abstract, colorful, and patterned shapes resembling leaves and flowers, suspended by thin wires.