Rug Size: 90cm x 90cm
Made to Order - $850
Designed for Caldera Art Awards 2012
Title : Firewheel
Medium : Handtufted Rug, 100% wool, hand dyed using only natural dyes.
Size: 90cm by 90cm
Artist Statement
Someone had the foresight to plant this glorious flowering native tree in my garden over 10 years ago.
Each summer when the tree explodes into it’s distinct scarlet orange firewheel flowers right in front of my studio
I pay homage to this unknown person, and also to this wonderful species.
Planting a tree is part of your personal legacy , one that you can revisit at a later date.
Common Name: Firewheel tree
Family: Proteaceae
Distribution: Rainforests of north-eastern New South Wales and eastern Queensland.
Derivation of Name: Stenocarpus...From Greek stenos, narrow and carpos, a fruit, a reference to the characteristics of the seed capsules
sinuatus...From Latin sinuatus, wavy, a reference to the margins of the leaves
Conservation Status: Not considered to be at risk in the wild. YET! Unlike our Koalas!