Alice Wormald

Artist statement:

I made Garland as part of a group of double-sided paintings on glass depicting three-dimensional arrangements of paper, cardboard and found images. In creating these works I first crafted sculptural pop-out constructions of paper and cardboard, which feature collaged imagery sourced from homemaking and handicraft books. I used these constructions as models for my paintings.

When making the painting I was guided by the light, depth, colour and form created by the paper sculptures that I was using. I am interested in form, perception and domestic crafts and how they play into the process of image making. The practice of pasting, folding and crafting the sculptural models from makeshift materials imbues them with a handmade quality, and I wanted to honour this through the process of painting.