Dried Banksia Posing In Blue

The banksia flower was given to me by a friend back in 2015. It stayed beautiful even as it dried so I simply couldn’t throw it away, and it’s been decorating the lounge room since. Here the banksia is posing in a blue jug I found in my local op shop. I'm not often attracted to the colour blue, but there was something about the almost indigo colour, and the way light reflected off it's surface that made it a must have vessel for both the living and dried flowers and plants I have in my home.

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Dominika is an artist living in the Yarra Valley. Drawing inspiration from her garden and the beautiful surrounds, she has a particular passion for representing house plants, flowers and treasures from her various collections. 'I find inspiration everywhere and am influenced by nature, my garden, and the changing seasons. I find there is beauty in every stage of the life cycle, whether it be the closed bud of a flower, a deteriorated sea shell or an autumn leaf. My main challenge being that time is limited and of all my ideas, only some will find their way to paper! My art practice is my meditation, my connection to the earth, to my family, and at times it is all encompassing in the most beautiful of ways'.