Botanical ARTefacts

“My work has evolved from the tradition of nature printing – the initial impressions in clay are a recording of time. My botanical castings reflect my desire to capture the ephemeral – they capture the progress of the seasons, marking the plants at the moment when they are most alive. Like a fossil of long-forgotten plants, each porcelain plaque is a ghostly vestige of time, an act of remembering: a summer day in the garden with my mother, discussions about locations of new plants, the two of us dead-heading the perennials. I wish to distil the essence of the flowers, each one the memory of nature itself."

Jade is a porcelain and mixed media artist concerned with issues of the environment and biodiversity, resulting in installations containing hand-built and mixed media pieces. She is passionate about craft in education and participatory practice. Through exploring ceramic and making-practice Jade delivers workshops to encourage participation in, and care for, natural environments and biodiversity.