Pennate Diatom wood sculpture The orchid

The orchid

often revered for its strength

Chalet at Blue Mountains

The inspiration she finds while travelling

'Ripples in the Sand’ is a peaceful

Pennate Diatom wood sculpture The orchidWall Sculpture inspired by scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a single Pennate diatom. Diatoms are single celled algae enclosed inside highly intricate glass (silica) walls called fustules. Diatoms produce 20 30% of the air we breathe and are a major food resource for aquatic microorganisms. "My wall sculptures unveil the forms and textures of plant structures as seen from a microscope, but through clay, and in sculptural form. I am captivated by