Barbara Wheeler is a solarpunk, polymath crone and feminist historian 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 and the patriarchy

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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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