The timed auction ends Thursday August 20th at 8:00pm. Whoever holds the highest bid at the auction closing time wins.
Penny Brooshooft
Caius & Laeta, 2026
Recycled cardboard, cardcrete, acrylic, plaster
Height 94 cm x Width 70 cm
Artwork is unframed and ready to hang & comes with a certificate of authenticity
Starting Bid: $2,900
Caius & Laeta is a figurative artwork made entirely from recycled cardboard. The work begins with a hand-built cardboard armature, which forms both the flat surface and the three-dimensional raised outer frame. This structure is then coated in my Cardcrete medium, a material made with 100% recycled cardboard made from scratch, creating a solid, textural base that has the feel of sculpted or built material rather than canvas. This work actually has a tiny imprint of my cats paw, which I only saw once I started painting layers that highlighted the imprint! This is shown in the pictures.
Caius & Laeta emerged from an intuitive curiosity toward images and surfaces that carry the imprint of time. Inspired by a photograph I took of a fresco in Pompeii, I was drawn to how its meaning had shifted - once decorative, it has gained greater resonance through weathering and age. The work adapts this classical reference into a contemporary form, where the subject remains rooted in antiquity while asserting a distinctly modern interpretation, exploring our connection to past, present, and future.
Artist Bio: Drawing on a background in zoology and a deep connection to the environment, her practice reimagines discarded materials as tactile forms that celebrate both sustainability and the enduring beauty of patina and wear. Working with waste paper and cardboard, Brooshooft has developed a signature material she calls “Cardcrete” — a clay-like medium that allows her to shape vessels, objects, and richly textured wall sculptures. Through a hands-on process of building and layering, she creates vibrant works that reference ornament, architecture, and historical materiality while remaining grounded in contemporary reuse. Her practice centres on the belief that materials accumulate meaning over time: surfaces soften, colours deepen, and traces of handling become part of the work itself. By transforming overlooked waste into enduring forms, Brooshooft invites viewers to reconsider both the value of discarded materials and the evolving stories objects carry as they move through time.
Dimensions:
94 cm x 70 cm