Insect Eggs on Elm Leaf Earrings P08920-P01865 The acrylic paint on the

The acrylic paint on the spruce is transparent

One side is smooth and has textural elements

Hand built from stoneware and designed to double as an elegant seat

dramatic presence of the black floral elements

Insect Eggs on Elm Leaf Earrings P08920-P01865 The acrylic paint on theThis work explores the affects that disease or insects have on the aesthetic quality of plants, and questions objective botanical beauty. Despite looking like intentional adornment of leaves, insect eggs cause damage to the plants surface, so plants have evolved to fight back. Hand fabricated brass leaves are textured and formed with hammers and hand tools, and "colored" with torched firescale, while bright 18k gold granules act as the insect eggs on