Tutti-Fruitti draws from the opulent woodcarving traditions of the 16th-century English Renaissance, reimagining the decorative “Renaissance Drop” through sensuality, humour, and excess.

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Influenced by the Huguenot makers who brought Dutch still-life ornamentation to England, these cascading garlands of carved flora and fauna became symbols of wealth, appetite, and desire, framing mirrors, altars, and grand domestic interiors.

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Working alongside two master woodcarvers, I created a 120cm sculptural drop responding to the theme of forest emergence. My section explored the erotic language of fruit across both historical and contemporary culture: aphrodisiac plants, swollen forms, suggestive abundance, and insects placed provocatively within the composition.

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Balancing craftsmanship with playful subversion, the work invites viewers to look closer, where ornament becomes innuendo, and beauty reveals something more mischievous beneath.

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Feast your eyes.