Prickly Pear Single Bud Over 150cm archival digital print and hand-painted

archival digital print and hand-painted elements

this work references the new growth of a post-fire bushland

This delicate necklace by Olivia Dryden features a sterling silver Chain of Hearts pendant

It’s finished with a Geraldton Wax flower charm

What the artist has written about this piece:

Prickly Pear Single Bud Over 150cm archival digital print and hand-paintedThe prickly pear is a terribly widespread weed. Perhaps you have memories of the prickly pear from your grandparents' farm, or one in the neighbour's front yard. Emma started noticing how prolific this plant is after a visit to her maternal grandparents birthplace in Malta, where prickly pear cacti line the landscape. Interpreting this cactus into blown glass leads to limitless combinations of colour and form, with an exciting 'hot joining' technique