Spiralling Leaf Cutter Ants

£1,850.00

SPIRALLING LEAFCUTTER ANTS

It was while revisiting some pictures of a past trip where I had spent a month working on a conservation project in the amazon rainforest in Peru, I found a picture of a line of leaf cutter ants, carrying cut off leaves and petals back to their nest this picture became the inspiration for my ‘Home’ series.

‘Spiralling Leafcutter Ants’ was inspired as I watched this line of ants marching back to their nest carrying brightly coloured petals and leaves as they fulfilled their task of farming collecting food to feed the rest of the colony.

This moving line dancing line of colour was beautiful to watch as they crossed the rainforest floor.

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Materials: Pewter, Coloured Cast Concrete

W 23cm x D 23cm x H 10cm

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It was while revisiting some pictures of a trip where I had spent a month working for a voluntary conservation project in the Amazon rainforest in Peru, I found a picture of a line of leafcutterants, carrying cut off leaves ahd petals back to their nest.  Spiralling Ants was inspired by this picture, watching the ants fulfilling their task of farming collecting food to take back to their nest to feed the rest of the colony.

My sculptures are inspired by nature, which is why for every piece sold from the series I donate a pair of trees to the Woodland Trust to help regenerate the land and ensure it is thriving for future generations.