Caroline Thomas

  Caroline Thomas

 

Artist Statement

I like to think I’m in control of my life. Every day I put things into actual and mental boxes and work valiantly to manage their contents.

Meanwhile the earth growls capriciously beneath my feet and the wind chases through the trees, whipping the sea into an unchecked rage.

And the dog lies asleep in his box, twitching and scrabbling his paws, running with the wolves.

 

Details of works

Mongrel [2023], collar. Copper, leather, brass, sterling silver, Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee medallion

(Un)leash [2023], necklace. 18 ct gold-plated copper, 9ct gold, cardboard tubes [the tubes come from the inside of a roll of dog poo bags and this amount of tubes represents six months of dog waste]