New Dawn, New Day (2023)

1200 x 1200 x 1200mm

Laminated pine, steel, pyrography, acrylic, epoxy resin & polyurethane

New Dawn, New Day honours two resilient and joyful icons of Australia’s eastern dunes: the superb fairy-wren and the coastal banksia. Through intricate pyrography and painted detailing, the work reflects on their spirit of community, resilience, and adaptation in a world of constant change. Created using layered pine and steel, the sculpture invites a quiet moment of recognition for the fragile ecologies that shape us and the small wonders that endure.

"New Dawn, New Day" has been presented at Swell Sculpture Festival (2023), Bower Bird Estate (2024) and Woodford Folk Festival (2023) and (2024).