The Creative Countryside collection consists of 16 pieces. These sixteen leaves are entirely unique castings of real organic leaves collected by sixteen different people in Shropshire on the 18th of November 2018. They were collected during a gathering called the Creative Countryside Autumn Retreat where Hanna was hosting a leaf art workshop. There are many different species of leaves in this collection - amongst them are oak, hawthorn, cherry, elm, hornbeam, ivy, poplar, maple, smoke bush and nettle.

The real leaves were cast in bronze by Ashleaf, the small London-based art practice Hanna co-founded and was actively and collaboratively working in at the time these sculptures came into being. The bronze casting for Ashleaf was done at the Crucible Foundry in London using the traditional lost wax bronze casting technique.

The leaves preserved the delicate details of the leaf texture on one side while the other side reveals brush marks in wax that bear witness to the how they were each captured as a sculpture in this material. It is finished with a makers mark stamped in the wax on the reverse.

These bronze leaves are offered without patination. They raw bronze surface will age beautifully over time. Please note, each piece is sold as seen. It may have imperfections in the condition as the leaf was found. Please check photos for more details.

This listing is for one single bronze leaf sculpture only. Group photos are only for illustration purposes.

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A perfect gift for nature lovers and those who treasure and collect tiny intricate artefacts.

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