This is Not a Plant: Take a Closer Look at Sarah Rayner’s Sculptures

Many artists take to nature for inspiration, but some are more literal than others. Case in point: Sarah Rayner’s porcelain art. Living in bushland and surrounded by flora, Rayner identifies with Australian native plants, that are featured throughout her work.

Created to resemble pods, seeds, twigs, and stamens, her pieces are as delicate as they are detailed. Describing herself as an “artist with boundless curiosity and a passion for the beauty and vulnerability of all living things,” her art showcases her passion quite plainly.

“The earthiness of plants, the interconnected eco system, humus, decay and the cycle of life are distilled and accentuated by the cool, clean porcelain forms with their delicate pleats and clefts,” reads her website.

“The medium is appropriate to the subject and hints of where Sarah’s work might go into the future appear in the use of other materials such as entomological pins, silk, thorns and her use of museological display. Yet whatever the medium her methodology is consistent… grounded in process with a focus on form and texture.”

Check out some of her unique creations in the gallery below.