Erica an award winning soft sculpture and wearables artist with an extensive working background within the fashion industry. She has adapted her wealth of knowledge into producing an array of stitched, moulded and assembled pieces. Initially influenced by garment design, traditional sewing techniques and construction processes, she now utilises similar principles as well as adapted 3D technology based and infused methods to produce much of her new work. Often utilising elements of freehand extruded printing, machine-based 3D printing, synthetic materials as well as incorporating AR digital and Artificial Luminescence effects. Her work has been displayed nationally and internationally in events such as the Centre Mars Modern Art Museum, Russia; the World of Wearable Art Awards Show in New Zealand with 13 garments over 8 stage shows as well as a finalist within the iconic National WOW Museum, Nelson, NZ for 8 consecutive years. Wearable/tech events such as finalist for three years at SARTorial fash-tech event for during Vivid Sydney, BODY HACKING CON, Texas USA, The Paradigm Gallery +Studio in the USA as well as a number of exhibitions within regional galleries, most recently Erica was a finalist in Townsville's 2017 Strand Ephemera exhibition where she took home the Award for Artistic Excellence and for her wearables recently named Runner-Up in the Wearable Technology Award in the 2017 in the prestigious World of WearableArt Awards Show. With past awards including the Award for Creative Excellence in the Creative Gen-i section in 2012 and an Honorable Mention for her 2013 entry into the World of WearableArt Awards Show.
Erica's work is also included in private and public collections including the National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, The World of Wearable Art collection and the textile collection at the Tamworth Regional Art Gallery.