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DateProjectCategoryStatus

Projects 
09.2022-PresentStars Dont DieArtist Run InitiativesOngoing
06.2025The Saddest Birthday DinnerDigital Curatorial ProjectIn Development


Essays & Reviews 06.2025The Saddest Birthday DinnerCuratorial EssayPublished
06.2025Always ModernEssayPublished
05.2025On Whose Terms? Essay Published
04.2025The Rite of When by Angelica MesitiReviewPublished
 
SelectedWork 

07.2025
Untitled_1 & Untitled_2
Digital media Completed

05.2025 
Cashin the Crash
Oil on canvasCompleted

05.20252 FriendsAcrylic on canvasCompleted
04.2025
Angry DogsLinographCompleted
10.2024
BruisesOil on canvasCompleted
09.2023
The FutureOil on canvasCompleted
09.2023
Instinct Of RhythmInk and marker on paperCompleted
 
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“Hope”


 
Project Overview

“Hope”  Paper Crane Sculpture in Bronze. My bronze origami paper crane sculpture is a tribute to hope and resilience, embodying the core message of STARS, an artistic collective raising sarcoma awareness. As a symbol of hope within the cancer community, the paper crane holds deep significance, and this piece stands as a powerful testament to that. I chose to craft in bronze, a material known for its lasting legacy and spiritual symbolism. This hero piece will debut at the annual STARS art exhibit, and honours my partner Michael, whose battle with cancer inspired STARS. Following the event, it will be donated to a community space, serving as a lasting reminder of hope and healing.
“Hope” is part of the ongoing paper crane motif and connects to last year's "Tree of Hope" installation—a cherry blossom tree adorned with 1000 hand-folded paper cranes.
My process began with creating a small maquette of my paper crane in clay, to assess form and structure. I then folded an origami paper crane to size using a 100cmx100cm sheet of paper. I unfolded the crane and mapped key folds to cardboard which formed a guide to cut key shapes of structure in wax. I am currently in the process of modelling the paper crane using wax sheets, which will tend be made into a ceramic cast for bronze pouring.