Silver & Gold

I’m presenting these two pieces as a pair. They are the same size, they share a common arrangement and are both made using our unique Kangaroo Island Narrow-leaved Mallee leaves. The piece above is made using leaves from a broken limb, which had weathered and gradually turned silver. The lower one is made of gold leaves, which I collected soon after they’d fallen from the tree and lay scattered on the ground. The leaves were exposed to different conditions, due to chance, and consequently appear in very different states. It can be seen as a metaphor for life, where riches are dealt out unevenly.

Silver
Weathered Kangaroo Island Narrow-leaved Mallee (Eucalyptus cneorifolia) leaves, linen thread and bookbinder’s gum on canvas
75 x 75 cm framed, image diameter 47 cm
Framed in a white frame with circular matt, side spacers, glass and hangers
SOLD – Private collection, Japan

Gold
Newly fallen Kangaroo Island Narrow-leaved Mallee (Eucalyptus cneorifolia) leaves, linen thread and bookbinder’s gum on canvas
75 x 75 cm framed, image diameter 47 cm
Framed in white, with a circular matt, side spacers, glass and hangers
SOLD – Private collection, Japan