Yellow Chrysanthemum - Medium Product:Small Sitting on this house hand-made

Sitting on this house hand-made out of stoneware clay is a tiny red heart pinched from clay in a nest made of wire and vine

the artist assembles maple blocks into a rough shape

The unique crinkle finish is achieved by first fusing layers of Argentium silver dust onto the formed Argentium flower

Shade dimensions are 22"H

Black/White Dash: Tumble dry

Yellow Chrysanthemum - Medium Product:Small Sitting on this house hand-madeThis image is part of the artist's ongoing Floraphilia project which was first published in the prestigious Lenswork Magazine in July 2010. A second black and white portfolio was published in 2014 in Lenswork, and a third was seen in Shadow and Light Magazine Though Guthertz has photographed flowers in black and white for many years, his current botanical images capture exotic blooms in their distinctive colors of deep reds, magentas, and purples as