A functioning chess set commissioned by Sheffield Arts Education for a project asking "is art useful?”, in workshops with Gifted and Talented  high school students. Hand sewn from baby bottle teats,

Exhibited  in 2013 at Cupola Contemporary Art, Sheffield (and  virtually at Spaza Gallery Johannesburg) in ‘Kilter Kelter’/‘Take Takataka’ and also in 2010 in ‘it’s not Funny’ at Map Gallery, Leeds.

Commission an heirloom christmas tree for home, business or shop window. Bespoke, made from relevant recycled materials. Versatile, storable and unique.

* Simple circle tree with birds (references stationery and the  financial industry)

* Santa’s camp-boot folds like an umbrella.

* Tree for a triathlete. A weird tree indeed. Composed from inner tubes and of course the materials also refer to swimming and running as well as cycling.

A Bouquet of non-naff plastic flowers. Hand sewn from thrown - away plastics. Initially made for workshops commemorating the opening  (‘Hello’) of The Hepworth art Gallery, Wakefield and the closure ('Goodbye’) of Wakefield art Gallery,West Yorkshire.

Are you feeling birdy?

Wearable birds commissioned by ‘See Leeds‘ for workshops in the town Centre, 2013. This aviary enabled the public to ‘make a tweet’ of themselves in the street and on social media. In order of size : a swivel head parrot ( Polly Took all the credit), The Umber-eagle ( or is she an eagle- brella ?!) , Pigeon -cap, blackbird -bangle, woodpecker leg- warmer, Blue-tit glove. There’s also a ‘tree creeper’ arm -warmer and a wren- ring!

Used to tell all manner of bird - stories.

Made to raise money for MIND, It’s a swear box and when hung on the wall at Halifax Building Society head office ,Leeds in 2006 it raised huge sums.Mind your language ( or don't !?).

He is blue and maybe toxic.

A hat stand made from yes you guessed it! now obsolete supermarket physalis (cape gooseberry) small, plastic packing crates. The stand is used in school workshops and window displays. The fruity- birdie headdress was used along with the attached clip-on earrings in a  Carmen Miranda fancy dress outfit..

The masks  are used in sensory -school drawing workshops.

Commissioned as examples for children to be inspired by for an outside installation (using specific discarded plastics) on school railings at Rufford park primary school, west Yorkshire.

Whopper butterflies, moths, caterpillar and dragonfly ….