Collaboration .01
Heirloom Botanical Castings
for
Modern Nest
Organic — fossilized
No. 1 · Desert marigold cast in sage water + gypsum, tinted with French ochre pigment from Provence. Rough edged with steel blade. Measures 6.6 x 5.5
No. 2 · Same cast as above, but with an acid wash to expose more gypsum. Washed with wild clay. Edged with steel blade. Measures 6.6 x 5.5
No. 3 · Single stock stem cast in gypsum and washed in Soldarte clay. Rough steel edging. Very organic and unusual. Measures 11 x 5
No. 4 · Single stock stem cast in gypsum and washed in Soldarte clay. Rough steel edging. Feels archival and still. Measures 10 x 8
No. 5 · Oval cast of sunflower in gypsum, acid washed to create depth and dimension. Very organic. Measures 8 x 6
No. 6 · Small stock tile. A single stem cast in gypsum with sage water, washed in stoneware clay and sun cured for one week. Measures 6 x 4
Collaboration .02
Heirloom Botanical Castings
for
The Green Room Landscape Architecture
Hand cast — one of a kind original art
Organic — fossilized
Grama oats cast in sage water. Set in plaster on textured wild clay.
Ocotillo aka “green beans” cast in plaster. Water is tinted with thyme. Can be vertical or horizontal.
Ironwood tree branch cast in thyme water and gypsum plaster. Oval shape
Ironwood branch — cast in solid gypsum. This piece captures the details of the tree beautifully in the 14 x 9 size.
A gift to the Pratt Family, a humble nod to the citrus trees and the nutritious fruit they share — a small token of appreciation in the form of a citrus bloom.