Ophelia series - 'Mermaid-Like' Limited Edition Art:A0 - unframed Last Dance frames a single

Last Dance frames a single dried Hydrangea stem that pirouettes with fuzzy creature against forage bowl created by local ceramist Mark Coomey

A dried Hydrangea stem stripped of some of her petals and laid flat against photographic paper honing in on her silhouette and beautiful petal shapes

Locally sourced from Christchurch

A1 and A0 printed with additional 10mm border for travelling in tubes

Lumen prints hark back to the beginning of camera-less photographs in the 1830's by placing an object directly on photographic paper and exposing in sunlight

Ophelia series - 'Mermaid-Like' Limited Edition Art:A0 - unframed Last Dance frames a singleMermaid Like Pigment print on 308gsm archival cotton rag Wonderfully dream like with an edge of punk. Punchy contrast is found in the curling dark swirls of dye, weaving through an ochre orange pool. The flowers are almost a memory and undefined as they drift away below the surface. Focus is found in smoke like tendrils of dye. About the series: "An acid laced romance is achieved by Stacey in this new collection of 9 limited edition pieces. Foliage