Joanne Tinker Mixed Media

Joanne Tinker was born in Nottingham but raised in Johannesburg, South Africa and then moved to Leeds. She earned a first-class degree in Silversmithing and Jewellery from Birmingham in 1992. Her work is heavily influenced by the concept of recycling. Tinker seeks to transform ordinary objects like metal bottle tops, acupuncture tubes, confectionary wrapping and aluminum cans into something precious, something special. Her current work has appeared at London’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. While, the New York Museum of Art & Design and The White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney own pieces of her work. Tinker says, “The use of chocolate foil wrappings remains a constant in my work – not because of my love of chocolate – but rather my wholehearted appreciation of the material’s color, texture, delicacy and strength. Simply, I unwrap one form and recreate another.”