The artist seeks to examine and reinterpret the creation of a sacred centre through the use of symbolic objects, architecture and ritual. Recent sculptures have focused on exploring the first of these three methods: the object as axis mundi.

An axis mundi is something profane that has been rendered sacred through its designation as a vertical communication pole between cosmos and chaos. Each work features painted wooden shapes that are suspended on supports. The shapes often move and turn to reveal differently painted sides, and as a result, this kinetic component encourages viewer participation in the creation of new compositions and colour combinations.

Key themes addressed are those of community, communication, transcendence and self-awareness. In numerous cultures through the ages, a sense of identity, direction, stability and safety has been found through the use of vertical structures imbued with a sense of power and purpose such as ladders, towers, minarets, ziggurats, trees, mountains and skyscrapers. Therefore, Wheatcroft's sculptures function as personal "communication poles," where moving shapes secured to a central stabilizing core act as a metaphor for the creation of order (balance, harmony and beauty) from chaos.

Holly Wheatcroft is a member of Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts and the Sculptors Society of Canada. The artist's work is featured in numerous private collections, and in addition to exhibiting her work in various galleries, art fairs and events across Ontario, the artist has completed several large-scale, site-specific installations for local businesses.

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