Prelude

All these pieces contain naturally processed forms which without exception bare in mind the simple premise of working with respect. The processes I use are indigenous in origin and therefore proven to be environmentally benign. However they are not entered into lightly and my understanding comes from the knowledge of what it costs to ‘produce’. All hides I have used are a product of human consumption and demand, be it from road traffic accidents or the meat and dairy industry.
My premiss is that all synthetic and processed materials have a relative cost and we as adults make conscious decisions regarding the materials we use. Often these decisions are made without a true ‘full’ understanding and therefore, due to this fundamental flaw, without our true consent.
I entered into making these pieces to highlight the plight of many of the animals under our care and stewardship and believe we have a duty of care to protect and sustain the natural spaces still remaining, before we ruin them by exhausting them completely.
The real truth: “It is easy to turn a blind eye.”


My goal is to highlight our need as a people to remember that we are but one aspect of the planet.
This is seemingly very difficult for all of us to hear. The reality is that we need to wake up and to take responsibility for our lives.

The simple truth: one planet, one people.


We have the choice to avoid the Richard Fleischer 70’s film classic ‘Soylent Green’ becoming our reality. Put simply the film predicts a break down in society due to a neglect of the environment.
In truth, we live in a vibrant multi cultural society which should be applauded. We too are part of the ecosystem. Variety should be celebrated because, believe it or not whether man or beast, beneath the skin we are all red.
Protection, conservation and education are essential to enable us to understand how we can re-learn to live in a better way, because it seems that at the present moment, we are making a bit of a mess of things.