Gorgeous Hand-Crafted Concrete Planters by the Lebanese Artist

I’ve been on the hunt for suave vases all summer time—and I believe I could have simply discovered the proper ones. After I noticed the work of artist Danya Ahmed, of Grey Gardens Plant Studio, I used to be instantly captivated and wanted to study extra. Initially from the US, Danya relocated to her ancestral homeland of Lebanon, the place she now handcrafts beautiful sculptural vases, planters, and bowls that embrace uncooked and brutalist components.

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Pictures courtesy of Grey Gardens Plant Studio.

When you would possibly assume these items are ceramic, they’re, the truth is, constructed from glass fiber bolstered concrete. This materials permits for the added peak and width, plus the burden of the fabric helps anchor taller and extra unwieldy preparations (assume: branches).

Danya approaches concrete very like one would with clay, forming and sculpting it by hand. “Combining the energy of the fabric, with the sensitivity of the hand, every bit is imbued with its personal vitality. The vases are an incredible instance of this energy and sensitivity. They’ve the hand-formed, tactile marks of the maker and their softness is balanced by their laden, brute energy,” she says.

When Danya lastly began Grey Gardens, she targeted on potted crops. “I used to be making the planters and likewise planting in them, the pot and the plant have been one entity. Creating the planters, taking part in with the fabric, texture, form, proportion and shade, as all of them mixed in relation to the plant was fairly thrilling for me. It was enjoyable to create for, and reply to, a dwelling factor—one thing already in existence and pure. Basically combining my two favourite issues, nature and crops, with hand-crafted sculpture; taking part in with the type of the tree in relation to the planter and vice versa.”

The colour palette utilized in all of the work is ten years within the making. After a lot experimenting and attempting out new colours and placing them in context with crops, she nonetheless continues to discover. “I introduce new colours seasonally,” she says. “And these keep in manufacturing for shorter intervals of time, as one thing enjoyable to play with.”

You’ll find Danya’s wares on-line at www.graygardens.co/store.

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