Oracle Playground

Oracle Playground is an exploration of the relationship between materials and the meanings we imbue them with. Metal-smithing and glass blowing are used as processes with which to explore themes that include portals, ritual and alchemy.

This series comprises hybrid organic forms, crafted with metal and glass, that evoke dualities such as pleasure and discomfort, or containment and release. Each piece serves as a container of stories, emotion and memory, where expanding bubbles of glass push against the constraints of forged metal. Through these material dynamics, the forms embody the tensions and contradictions inherent in the human experience.

With an intuitive and playful approach to material, the finished works are visceral, inviting the viewer into another world, whilst reminding them of the act of making itself. The labour involved in the act of making – forging metal, and breathing into molten glass – itself becomes a ritual, a spiritual practice that deepens our connection to the material world.