Jewellery Thieves

Attraction, possession and the quiet comedy of wanting what glitters.

Jewellery Thieves turns from symbolic connection to material desire. Birds are caught in moments of temptation: inspecting a ring, carrying away an earring, negotiating a shared prize or quietly accumulating a private collection.

The humour comes from a shift in perspective. Jewellery may signify love, memory, inheritance, status or considerable value to us; to the birds it is simply bright, intricate and worth investigating. By removing precious objects from the systems that give them meaning, the collection gently questions value, ownership and the seriousness with which we protect luxury.

THE INVENTORY, 2026

29.7 × 42 cm unframed · 50 × 70 cm framed

Pencil, archival ink and gold leaf accents on Canson paper

A cockatoo pauses over an assortment of jewellery, seemingly checking and sorting what it has gathered. One piece may be curiosity. Several begins to look like a collection.

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SHE WON'T MISS IT, 2026

25 × 32 cm unframed · 40 × 50 cm framed

Pencil, archival ink and gold leaf accents on Canson paper

A parrot perches on the hand of an elderly woman, an extravagant earring caught in its beak while a lavish ring remains on her finger. The humour is simple: perhaps the bird has judged the situation correctly.

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THE APPRAISAL, 2026

25 × 32 cm unframed · 40 × 50 cm framed

Pencil, archival ink and gold leaf accents on Canson paper

A parrot holds an extravagant ring between its claws and studies the stone with remarkable concentration. Rather than behaving like a hurried thief, it seems to be evaluating its prize — cut, brilliance and standards included.

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JOINT VENTURE, 2026

25 × 32 cm unframed · 40 × 50 cm framed

Pencil, archival ink and gold leaf accents on Canson paper

Two parrots meet over a single ring, each holding one side of the prize. Beneath the formal symmetry sits a practical problem: two thieves, one ring.

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