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Rosie Brand

Rosie Brand

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Seed: A Living Dream

Pritzlaff Conservation Center Gallery, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Exhibition on view December 7th 2024 - June 8th 2025

A cross-pollination between science and art, the exhibition celebrates the strange beauty of seeds, featuring micrographs from the Garden’s seed bank, paintings from local junior high students, and large scale ceramic sculptures by Rosie Brand.

More information at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

You can read Field Notes from the Studio, an essay about the making of this show on substack.

Installation view, 'Seed: A Living Dream', The Pritzlaff Conservation Center Gallery, Image courtesy of Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 2024.


Installation view, 'Seed: A Living Dream', The Pritzlaff Conservation Center Gallery, Image courtesy of Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 2024.

Sanicula maritima, 2024, glazed ceramic, 19" x 17" x 10"

Microseris paludosa, 2024, glazed ceramic, epoxy putty, epoxy resin, sand, 10" x 38" x 7"

Castilleja mollis, 2024, glazed ceramic, 10.5" x 7.5" x 6"

Eremalche parryi ssp. kernensis, 2024, glazed ceramic, 11.5" x 10" x 5.5"

Wild Cucumber Pod Variation, 2024, glazed ceramic, 11" x 20" x 20" Wild Cucumber Pod Variation, 2024, glazed ceramic, 11" x 20" x 20"