Who is your favourite artist, and your favourite piece by them?
That’s a tough one. Josef Albers has been a massive influence and informs a lot of my work when it comes to colour. Bridget Riley is another artist whose work I admire.
What is your favourite decade for fashion and why?
90s Grunge maybe? I feel I care less and less about fashion and what I put on. I’ll be in a plain long-sleeved t-shirt and shorts most days.
If you had to change mediums in art, what would you switch to?
Maybe ceramics. I am drawn to the vessel, but perhaps ceramics is too close to glass in a way.
I was fortunate enough to work with a highly regarded furniture maker in Adelaide, which pushed me to incorporate blown glass elements into a one-off sideboard and room divider, so possibly furniture-making.
When you were living over in Australia, what did you miss most from New Zealand?
Easy one, my family.
What is your go-to coffee order?
Long black and an Afghan biscuit.
What do you love most about working with glass?
There are so many things. I love how difficult it is. I love the heat. I love the immediacy required in the studio, and the teamwork and community it fosters.
What is your favourite piece you’ve ever made and why?
I still haven’t made it yet.
What is a funny story, or one you learned from, when a piece didn’t work out the way you wanted it to?
Glass is really expensive to work with, so it doesn’t feel very funny at the time when things aren’t going to plan. I think learning and adapting in the moment is key; it’s important to know when to keep working a piece or starting fresh, and hopefully avoiding those mistakes next time.
If you were able to travel to any country, all expenses paid, where would you go?
Japan. I love Japanese aesthetic, their rich history of craft-based practice and their approach to making. Also, good food.
