Wild plants are those that grow where they are not wanted and interfere with the growth of cultivated ones. Although the gardener works hard to uproot them and keep the garden clean, they also possess a wild, natural beauty.
In the series “Wild Plant,” the brooches represent the tension between cultivated beauty and natural wildness. Plants that would normally be considered unwanted or disruptive are reimagined as colorful, shiny, and synthetic forms exaggerated to the point of vulgarity. And yet, there remains a certain allure, a beauty that draws the eye precisely because of its excess.