'Seed Diversity : across time and place'

SEED DIVERSITY : ACROSS TIME AND PLACE

This PRINT comes on FINE QUALITY Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 Gsm ... a beautiful enduring Cotton Rag paper.

SMALL: 18cm square with white borders that becomes 21 cm square

LARGE: 36cm square with white borders that becomes 40 cm square

The original 40 cm square artwork was purchased by QATA as a prize offered to attendees at the Queensland Art Teachers Conference in Brisbane, on Saturday July 16, 2021 then was produced as a small limited edition print.

An interesting story ... this particular painting actually started life as one of a series of 7 artworks commissioned by the Crop Trust in Bonn, Germany in 2017. However, after a few days working on this piece the composition didn't feel right so it was put to the side & a brand new yet quite similar work started which you can view in Image 5, on the left, here.

All the works created for the Crop Trust were 40 cm square, then on completion, scanned professionally so the files could be sent to Germany ready to be printed on glass and a few weeks later presented as the Legacy Awards at 10 year celebrations of the Opening of the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard in the Arctic Circle, Norway.

One of the Seed Diversity Awards was given to Cary Fowler, the US scientist who was the primary instigator of the Global Seed Vault working with the Norwegian Govt to bring it to reality for a 2008 opening. Another award with this same artwork shown in image 5 was given to the Crop Trust's London-based Patron, Prince Charles, at a Celebratory event held at Clarence House February 2018.

READ MORE HERE: https://www.croptrust.org/press-release/crop-trust-recognise-global-gatekeepers-crop-diversity/

So it was 4 years later, when QATA execs Dani Towers & Bethany Loveridge visited, this unfinished work was spotted & I was convinced to have it finished for purchase for the conference, the ideal motivation.

When placing PRINT ORDERS please allow one to two weeks for the supply of your print before we can SHIP it out to you.

SHIPPING OPTIONS ADDED when purchasing this print:

SMALL PRINT: $105
$105 for PRINT when you COLLECT from STUDIO.
$120 for PRINT + SHIPPING in AUSTRALIA
$140 for PRINT + OVERSEAS SHIPPING

LARGE PRINT: $225

$225 for PRINT when you COLLECT from STUDIO.
$255 for PRINT + SHIPPING in AUSTRALIA
$272 for PRINT + OVERSEAS SHIPPING

If in the BRISBANE region text Sophie on 0430 599 344 to visit
SeedArtLab
Brisbane Studio
48 Meemar St,
Chermside, 4032

ALLOW ONE - TWO WEEKS FOR PRINT ORDERS TO BE PROCESSED!

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