Created and Sold by Brandin Hurley Studio
Milkweed Reliquary - Wall Hangings
Featured In 737 North Michigan, Chicago, IL
Price $4,600
In Stock Now
Shipping: 7-10 days
Estimated Arrival: January 11, 2025
Handmade
Woman Owned
Reclaimed Materials
Recycled Materials
Upcycled Product
Natural Materials
| Dimensions | Weight |
|---|---|
48H x 148W x 3D in 121.92H x 375.92W x 7.62D cm | 2.27 kg 5 lb |
The collection is called "Reliquaries", and is inspired by the reverential practice of creating elaborate shrines for holy relics. My reliquaries lovingly house pollinator seeds to showcase and preserve them. With the natural world in such obvious peril, I am feeling an overwhelming urgency to guard and treasure those things we stand to lose. Reliquaries are sometimes housed for centuries; showing those who view them throughout those years what is precious to us.
Seeing the delicacy and intricacy of these tiny seeds, I am struck by the massive weight of what they carry. Nearly every element of our ecosystems require bees and pollinator flowers to survive; which means humans do as well. These building blocks of our world need to be loved and protected so that they may continue building a vibrant and livable world for us.
Each piece is named for the seed that it houses, and will be sold with a vial of the seed for the purchaser to scatter.
"Milkweed Reliquary" may be purchased as a triptych or a single piece. Made double layered gold metal mesh, the airy swirls of this piece house an acrylic container of milkweed seeds.
Seeing the delicacy and intricacy of these tiny seeds, I am struck by the massive weight of what they carry. Nearly every element of our ecosystems require bees and pollinator flowers to survive; which means humans do as well. These building blocks of our world need to be loved and protected so that they may continue building a vibrant and livable world for us.
Each piece is named for the seed that it houses, and will be sold with a vial of the seed for the purchaser to scatter.
"Milkweed Reliquary" may be purchased as a triptych or a single piece. Made double layered gold metal mesh, the airy swirls of this piece house an acrylic container of milkweed seeds.
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