The forgotten shell of a scallop houses a family of barnacles, that create small holes in which to plant tiny cacti, dead pieces of coral, succulents, and other plants, such as the
Tillandsia bulbosa from the photgraphs. The large clam was digitally scanned, while the barnacle shapes were sculpted by hand. Arrangement designed by
Birch & Bone.
The Samsara Series of glazed porcelain planters is composed of sculptures of organic shapes that act as fossilized vessels for new life. The various forms echo ideas of life, death, and the cycles of nature. Husks, bones, shells, pods, carcasses, they all carry the power of something no longer living but able to sustain new life in a cradle of fertile soil.
Saṃsāra (Sanskrit), is the repeating cycle of birth, life and death (reincarnation) as well as one's actions and consequences in the past, present, and future in Hinduism, Buddhism, Bon, Jainism, Taoism and Sikhism.
Plants and decorations not included. Sea Shell - Digitizer MultiScan by muzz64 is licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution license.