Himantura, Sandstone & Brass.

I get really excited by spaces. When I continually think of the house I’ll build when the time is right, it always has a huge open living area with just the four walls, one story, maybe two. Overly high ceilings and a couple of beams to support, large windows paired with bifold doors, nothing dividing the space what so ever… meaning space. Space for unique pieces, space to immerse the exterior into the interior, space for branches not clippings, space to be able to adore a piece of art from one side of the house whilst filling the room from the other side with the smell of ginger, onion, turmeric and garlic as I get dinner prepared. An open area made to create, love and host.

As this space continues to dreams up in my subconscious, I wanted to make a sculpture that would light up a space like this for someone else. Himantura is this, a vessel that doesn’t stop your imagination from running wild and then having to pull it back in to line…keep running, cause this vase will hold any combination of branches you can think of and branches they are; I have installed florals that are 3m in height. You can get so funky with how you style this piece and it truly can change one’s space.

Himantura is set firm onto a 250x250x6mm solid brass plate which has a fabric underside to avoid any damage.

A 200mm x 200mm removable glass cylinder sits in the opening to make the installation and removal of your fresh florals and effortless process.