#281 Blue Flax Lily | Cathy Franzi
$1,800.00
Wheel-thrown and altered porcelain with sgraffito
Height: 44.8cm. Width: 17.3cm. Depth: 16.8cm.
My work addresses the natural environment in a time of unprecedented threats. Blue Flax Lily is endemic to the east coast of Australia growing in moist shaded forests. Drought and frost tolerant, it is known as a fire-resistant plant, offering hope for revegetation after this season’s devastating bushfires.
My art practice is focused on ideas about nature and the environment and is underpinned by research in the botanical sciences, natural history collections and fieldwork. To capture the plant’s form I use sgraffito, carving through engobe to reveal the white porcelain of the wheel-thrown and altered vessel.
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