{"id":7057304289338,"title":"Moorcroft Fire Bloom Vase 98\/8 - Ltd Ed 25","handle":"moorcroft-blackwell-fire-bloom-98-8-ltd-ed-25","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoorcroft Fire Bloom Vase\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2023 Design Studio 25th Anniversary Collection \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigner: Emma Bossons FRSA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited Edition of 25 only\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Backstamp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShape: 98\/8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003eH 20 x W 11 x D 11cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I was keen to incorporate butterflies into my design as Hugh always told me that I bring butterflies to life in clay - their delicate wings are far too light to be cast in clay but I spend hours drawing them in such a way that they could almost flutter off the vase.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmma Bossons FRSA.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot seen since Emma’s Spiraxia design of 1998, the harlequin flower now flourishes among red admiral butterflies, that shadow the colours of the flower itself, as they flutter below small clusters of cadmium, deep-red, widely-funnel-shaped blooms, with marmalade-yellow centres, surrounded by black to dark red marks. Cabbage white butterflies join the design, their dark eyes on white wings adding a rare delicacy of colour fusion as the design leaps from lipped buds and tightly clipped leaves to the red admiral before merging into the Fire Bloom of unsurpassed beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMemories of the Moorcroft Design Studio \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Anniversary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe five women of the Moorcroft Design Studio are really something quite special. Each one has almost circumnavigated the globe in pursuit of inspiration from the natural world and to meet Moorcroft enthusiasts in far off places. 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Cabbage white butterflies join the design, their dark eyes on white wings adding a rare delicacy of colour fusion as the design leaps from lipped buds and tightly clipped leaves to the red admiral before merging into the Fire Bloom of unsurpassed beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMemories of the Moorcroft Design Studio \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Anniversary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe five women of the Moorcroft Design Studio are really something quite special. Each one has almost circumnavigated the globe in pursuit of inspiration from the natural world and to meet Moorcroft enthusiasts in far off places. 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