'Wild Meadow' 36 x 24cm.
Unique concrete cast using grey Ciment Fondu.  
These flowers and grasses are collected from a local wild garden inspired by Salisbury Plain.  The process of botanical bas-relief is an ancient method used by botanists to record the finest details of plant species. Real flowers are carefully arranged onto a piece of flat, wet clay, and pressed in. When these are removed the flowers leave behing their unique impression.
The clay is used to create a mould and a strong plaster of paris mix is poured into that mold to create this unique art form of delecatedetailed botanicals. I then make a silicone mould from the 'master' from which I can produce a limited number of concrete botanical casts which can be hung outside in the garden or inside.