Patsy's Garden

All of the flower sculptures are dedicated to my mother, Patsy Dale Moore Bennett.

The material used to sculpt the flowers is synthetic clay with pigments mixed and incorporated into the clay body itself in its various visual combinations. Each flower is completely hand sculpted. The flower sculpture is individually hand tied, tapestry style and no glue is involved in the process. Each piece comes with a hand sculpted Lucite box frame. These are very large sculptures and are tremendously time consuming, yet very satisfying to make. They can also be commissioned as tables with plate glass atop of a wooden frame. (Options exist in color and construction on commission pieces only.)

Unique, one-of-a kind Sofa Table

A sofa table that is functional but is a piece of hand sculpted art. Artist Kelli Howie originated, developed and personally executes this form of art. Howie has taken synthetic clay and added pigments, incorporating them into each individual flower body. Each flower is completely hand sculpted and then tied by hand, tapestry style. No glue or adhesive of any type is used.

Each petal is hand colored and hand formed, thus it is very demanding of the artist's total time involvement. The colors graduate from dark to light hues. These sculptures are tremendously weighty because of the clay. These abstracted flowers are cured, not fired.

This magnificently rendered art is protected and encased in a hand made cabinet of finished maple with enough strength to encase the sculpture. The artist oversaw the design and the production of the case.

The art piece is set 7 1/8” below the surface and is encased by mirrors giving a free floating effect. A layer of plexiglass is topped by a layer of plate glass totally protecting the sculpture. The glass is permanently sealed so no moisture can reach the sculpture. This outstanding piece of furniture is mounted on box feet and comes in two pieces for easier moving.

Total size: 60“ x 24“ x 20“ - Please click on an image below to view it in a larger detailed size