Our environment no longer provides as it used to. We have contaminated what we thought was indestructible and plastic pollution is now the number one contaminant of all. We find it in our oceans, on land, in animals, in foodstuffs and now in our drinking water.

In response to this a year ago I started making headdresses (with the help of other artist friends) from my own plastic refuse and that of the schools and centres where I sometimes teach (disposable cutlery, plastic drinks containers, sandwich containers, bottles tops etc). I choose the headdress form for its aesthetic value and because of the link - if it’s on my head - it’s my responsibility! I then created a series of portraits of myself and my children wearing these plastic headdresses

Last summer I was invited by a number of sustainable living festivals to exhibit these photographs and set up a photo booth and invite the public to have their portraits taken with the headdresses. The conversations started and “People against Plastic” was born.

​In my portable photo-booth - (THIS IS THE SINGLE USE PLASTIC photo booth) children and adults get to wear these plastic headdresses fashioned from our waste. We talk about the durability of the materials, I take their photos and only then when they see the resulting images can they see the enormity of the problem.

Through education, information and having a bit of fun, we can make a difference and look towards a more positive outcome for those children now, who will be around to experience the future as adults.