Artist Ann Welton has crafted this highly textured decorative vessel in light-weight copper shim. She has folded this angular form from a single sheet of material, oxidising and adding patina and texture. The vessel has an irregular hexagonal base, with orange-brown tones. The texture is created by tesselating circles, squares and rectangles, and this pattern is repeated in the arrangement of small pieces of bamboo set in resin that have been used to create the base of the vessel.
In creating this unique vessel Ann states it is, 'Inspired by the wood pile at Mycelium, which reflects the compromises that we make every day between our desires and values.'
Material: Copper shim, bamboo, resin
Dimensions: Height 14cm, Width 9.5cm
Thickness of material: 0.8mm
Ann Welton discovered gold and silver smithing while studying at NMIT. She went on to complete Bachelor of Fine Art (Gold and Silver Smithing) (Honours) at RMIT, which allowed her to extend her exploration of vessel and jewellery making.
Welton describes her work in the following statement, “My works are strongly influenced by growing up in rural communities, with landscapes that reflected a complex interplay of the natural and undisturbed and imposed farming practises. The beauty of these landscapes was often subtle, even unexpected. Colours were muted, variations subtle, but the textures associated with them were strong and distinctive. Consequently, texture has become a driving force in my making because of its power to connect one to place and people.”
