the nature table

a series of work exhibited in sydney in 2010. this work is based around my experience recovering from a major life trauma. in 2006 i was run down by a car and left on the side of the road. it has taken almost 5 years to recover. the nature table is part of steiner education, my children attend a school based on his teachings and it forms part of the seasonal change – autumn, winter, spring and summer. the debris collected on our walks started to appear like parts of my fragmented life and personality – so began my therapy. working late in to the night when i couldn’t sleep haunted by my dreams, i found comfort in these long forgotten forms. my children constantly collected things for me and so the nature table was born…..