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Laura Hart

Queen Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly

Artist

Title

Queen Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly

EDITION

Unique

dimensions

H 9.5 cm W 18.5 cm D 17 cm

Material

Glass and sterling silver

price

POA

about

Hart's butterflies incorporate fused glass with various decorative elements, cast glass and sterling silver legs, antenna and proboscis.

All butterflies are mounted in a round museum quality display case which is 40cm diameter and 12cm high, constructed of clear acrylic with a white lacquered back board.

In her own words;

"My work centres on the conservation of endangered flora and fauna; celebrating the sublime architecture of nature, whilst emphasising the fragility of individual species in the medium of glass.

Whilst my orchid and wild flower collections are influenced by Georgia O’Keefe’s large-scale flower paintings, the meticulous detailing in my Lepidoptera series is driven by the desire to represent endangered and rare butterflies as vibrant living creatures; beautiful, precious and delicate. I create only one of each species or sub-species, their uniqueness and fragility accentuating the real threat of extinction these glorious creatures face due to human activity

Laura Hart

Queen Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly