Larping x law
Advocacy Arena Legal simulations drawing out the gap between rules and reality
Policy x Perspectives
Bystance Take a stance from the outside in by engaging in a fornightly exercise in creativey policy
Finance x Plumbing
FrameForma Financial structures are made visible in the context of the scenarios they were designed to support
Deals x Decisions
Mandamap Charting deals through competition clearance
Potholes x Power
The Governmentality Local government legibility
Machinery x Momentum
Mogmentum Explore the organisation and relationships of Australia's Federal Government.
Bricks x Memory
DwellTell A living logbook for homes
Real Estate x Real Life
These Digs Property, properly represented
Postcodes x plot
Local Darlings Immersive activations in the community.
strangers x stakes
Workshoppers of the Commons A senate of the streets
curiosity x capability
Research Magnet Good questions are developed into compelling research programs for collaborative activation
paperwork x principle
Applied ethics in research Ethics in research is a shared responsibility. I build tools to help research teams navigate ethics frameworks. I also volunteer as a member of the Human Research Ethics Committee at Bond University.
Stitch x motion
Animation and structural embroidery Panemic lockdown constraints led me to animation (thanks Ben Marriott), 3d modelling (thanks Andrew Price) and structural embroidery (thanks Meredith Woolnough). Since then, I have been creating animations, building 3D worlds and adding sculptural elements to my fibre arts (mostly quilted bedheads).

Mel

Lawyer looking at how systems work.
I make tools that help people navigate them.