About Stellify

I became interested in Origami a few years back. Of course, there’s always been a love of paper and ink, but the idea of constructing sculptural forms from paper folding alone is something that my oldest son got into quite a few years back, that I’ve observed with fascination.

So for this piece I enrolled his help to create a truly complex woven modular Origami model that then formed the basis for this study, albeit quite a long way down in the mix.

Stellify is derived from a modular model of the fourteenth stellation of an icosahedron, blended with some of the essence of Dale Chihuly’s extraordinary studio glass creations, that has ultimately delivered a drawing that is almost organic in feel.

The way the drawing morphed as I worked on it made for a really interesting journey, perhaps because I felt that I knew what I wanted from the study, as it resolutely refused to bend to my whim.

I’m not sure what I think of the final edition, it’s probably a little too baroque for my taste, but ultimately, as with any work, it has a life of its own, and needs to escape the studio to find its own place, wherever that may be.

I made several iterations of the drawing, initially editioning this teal base version for my Current at Catto show.

Stellify takes some further inspiration from Ian Brown’s track of the same name too of course…

Stellify in situ

Price and dimensions

Stellify / ONE / teal base is a metallic Lambda photographic print, optionally mounted to Plexiglass and Dibond, cut to shape, and fitted with a hidden subframe, ready to install.

Work can be supplied unmounted and ready to frame if you’d prefer.

The work is individually signed and numbered verso, with both a unique catalogue raisonné number and the edition number for guaranteed authenticity.

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From an edition of 12
Image size ⋅ 100cm diameter
Artwork only, ready to frame ⋅ £2,000
Mounted behind Plexiglass and fitted with a hidden subframe ⋅ £2,400

Purchase this work ⟶

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Dimensions and framing specs can be varied on request, to suit your space.
Please do get in touch here if you’d like to discuss possibilities ⟶

Publications /

12, an overview of twelve years in the studio

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Link here to view the catalogue ⟶

Associated works