Barbara Wheeler is a solarpunk, polymath crone who plays with waste and foraged materials, reimagining them into vessels, sculptures and homewares

 

Barbara engages with humour and optimism in her critiques of consumption

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Her studio practice sits at the intersection of traditional craft, contemporary design and social change

 

Propelled by deep connections to nature, she uses materials-led methodologies to bring waste and unwanted materials back into usefulness, re-contextualising their meaning and value

 

These approaches anchor her practice in opposition to the ‘take, make, waste’ global model of consumption

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With qualifications in Communications, Visual Arts and Cultural Heritage Management, she has received awards for academic achievement, urban project management, cultural and environmental public policy

 

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