World of WearableArt Competition 2025 Finalist Designer

After a hiatus of five years during which time I developed and toured two solo exhibitions and participated in several artist residencies, the magic of WOW lured me back and I was thrilled to have my work selected as one of the 85 entries from 100 designers around the globe. This year I have revisited a previous concept first seen in 2017 with Cordycephila (right).

Neocephila is a once glorious and glamorous pink moth, now a victim of the entomopathogenic cordyceps fungus. Mycelium threads gradually replace its own tissues, and mind-altering chemicals set the moth on an erratic death march towards its final resting place. Here it becomes a food resource for the fungus, which becomes ready to reproduce, and bursts forth from the remains with spectacular bright orange fruiting bodies.

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Visit my Instagram to see the fun I had as a returning designer, and see my article in the next Textile Fibre Forum magazine for a full report on the experience.

DistoMorph

Next at Lockyer Valley Art Gallery 5/12/2025 – 25/1/2026

DISTORTION is the act of twisting or altering something out of its true, natural, or original state
MORPH - to undergo transformation from an image of one object into that of another

DistoMorph is an exploration and celebration of colour and texture, line and shape, movement and growth, as witnessed in nature.
By examining and amplifying the aspects of nature I find rich, intriguing, and beautiful, my aim is to create unique, vital new forms expressing my reverence for the beauty found in nature and my resonance with it.