Pōhutukawa Stool bedding The wax pattern was pored

The wax pattern was pored and invested in plaster refractory in a lost wax process and hand cast by the artist from their own small furnace

Lacquer - Bengara High quality

For the Bozi [neck]

material lens

temporal and physical “in- between-ness”: being between Western and Eastern cultural values and between the permanent and the temporary physical properties of artwork

Pōhutukawa Stool bedding The wax pattern was poredVeronique Desmet is a Belgian artist currently living in New Zealand. These pieces are made of mature phutukawa. The wood was collected by the artist from the property she was living on. Each part of the stool has been burned separately in an open fire, and then assembled. A strong relationship with nature is fundamental to the artist creative process. Her working rhythm, materials, quality of finish, and place for creation are all linked with nature.