Casket
'Casket', a collection of fifteen cast glass botanical specimens. Cast from the originals collected on walks during lockdown. The work documents the seasons and forms an alternative diary of the pandemic.
Purchased in 2023 by Bradford Museums with funding from the Contemporary Art Society.
Effie Burns Glass
Whitby, England
An antique wooden box containing a collection of fifteen cast glass botanical sculptures. The originals were foraged in woodlands, parks and cliff paths in and around Whitby.
A close up of the layout of the fifteen cast glass botanical specimens. Five have been gilded using 23.5 carat gold.
One of the fifteen botanical specimens in Casket. The buds on a chestnut tree act like barometers for Spring and suddenly open up to real a multitude of leaves.
One of the fifteen botanical specimens in Casket. The original was foraged in Whitby. This piece began an obsession with casting mushrooms which led to me creating a Fungarium for the Armitt Museum in the Lake District.