Prickly Pear Single Leaf Abstract the personal and the collective

the personal and the collective

Made of all sterling silver

and often incorporates hand drawn and painted elements

These images are from an exhibition of hand coloured lino prints containing a personal and idiosyncratic selection of some of these people

with a slot opening at the top

Prickly Pear Single Leaf Abstract the personal and the collectiveThe prickly pear is a terribly widespread weed. Perhaps you have memories of the prickly pear from your grandparents' farm, or one in the neighbour's front yard. Emma started noticing how prolific this plant is after a visit to her maternal grandparents birthplace in Malta, where prickly pear cacti line the landscape. Interpreting this cactus into blown glass leads to limitless combinations of colour and form, with an exciting 'hot joining' technique