On one of those walks she found a piece of dry bark and asked me:
– “Grandpa, could you make something out of this?”
– “Yes.” I answered.
– “What would you like me to make for you?”
– “A reindeer.”

And so a reindeer was born. Or should I say, re-born. As coincidence would have it, when my daughter was young I invented a bedtime story for her starring a reindeer—and not an ordinary reindeer, a green-haired one.

Here is an excerpt from that story:
“In a country far away (or very close just around the corner) there was a reindeer living in a place where nobody liked him. People chased him away, nobody wanted his company. He wandered, pondering why until one day walking by a lake he noticed his reflection. The reindeer had green hair, hair like nobody else.

• Proposal for DesignTO Project - PDF document
• Proposal for Brick Works Project - PDF document

In our physically distant present, interactions with public art and each other require a distance, but I hope that we can bridge these gaps by engaging with nature and using display where my creations can be explored without being present in the physical space and interaction with other art enthusiasts.

Through the use of natural, recycled materials, I am creating minimal or no waste in the production of multiple toys and instead honour the potential found in organic materials all around us.

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