Ghost Flower

Ghost flower represents the ephemeral experiences during and of, life. Fragile and delicate like glass, framed in strength because of their power and what they inspire in you. Life and mortality. Death and re-birth. The cyclical nature of events. Everything has it’s time to shine until they become a memory. These remembrances invariably conjure emotive feelings, even contradictory emotions. Whatever it is you may remember when you look at Ghost Flower it should ignite a flame inside that can burn brightly through apprehension and appreciation.

  • Artist’s secret thoughts

    In 2022 my father died suddenly and by accident at the hands of a stretched, tired and to some degree lethargic national health service. It was an incredibly harrowing time for me because I played spokesperson for my father in the two months before his life ended, and thereafter I organised everything in preparation for Coroner’s court where we endeavoured to show how the hospitals numerous mistakes lead to my dads untimely death.

    It was during thos time that I began to create the ghost flower series, and in hindsight I think it is fairly clear that this series was inspired by the sorrow, calm, pain, love and grief I was feeling during this period.

“The people you love become ghosts inside of you, and like this you keep them alive.”

Rob Montgomery

“I need someone who can be invisible, who can become a ghost. Do you think you can do that?”

Leigh Bardugo

Dimensions and technique

Insitu framed flowers

Flameworked and sandblasted translucent borosilicate flower mounted on wood frame with museum quality anti-glare glass. Mixed media backdrop and gilded in 22 carat gold or fine silver leaf. All original framed artworks are numbered.

Small – 180 mm x 240 mm x 40 mm
Medium – 240 mm x 300 mm x 50 x mm
Large - 340 mm x 840 mm x 50 mm