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Series I-V
Flowers from the Frontline
"...the agony of war and the fragility of flowers..."
Godfrey Barker, Journalist and Author
In each book rests a flower, picked by Ukrainian artist Olga Morozova in Popudrenko park in Kyiv as the frost thawed and the bombing continued to torment the city. These books capture the dream that has not yet been realised - for a peacetime Ukraine. Inspired by the Garden Musuem’s archive of historic botanical books, Phoebe created the Flowers From The Frontline series to explore the space in which change and flourishing can begin, as recorded in pressed botanicals.
Flowers From The Frontline Series, Book I-V
Handmade by Phoebe Walsh, with special thanks to Olga Morozova.
Book I
100% Recycled Sterling Silver riveted book with a single resin page containing a sample of Olga’s pressed warflower, Shepherd's Purse.
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The front cover of this book has Shepherd's Purse engraved and a fine botanical sample of Shepherd's Purse inside. ‘Flowers from the Frontline’ is hand engraved on the cover, with delicate illustrations of Shepherd's Purse engraved on the cover. The spine reads ‘I,’ the number of the book in the series, followed by a trident as a national symbol for Ukraine. Clasp for chain on the top rivet of the book spine. Back cover reveals a lonely sunflower and author name, ‘by Phoebe Walsh’ below.
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Book II
100% Recycled Sterling Silver riveted book with a single resin page containing a sample of Olga’s pressed warflower, Shepherd's Purse.
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The front cover of this book has strands of long wheatgrass sheaths engraved asymmetrically across, and a fine botanical sample of Shepherd's Purse inside. ‘Flowers from the Frontline’ is hand engraved on the cover, with delicate illustrations of the heavily politicized grain, wheatgrass, engraved on the cover. The spine reads ‘II,’ the number of the book in the series, followed by a trident as a national symbol for Ukraine. Clasp for chain on the top rivet of the book spine. Back cover reveals a lonely sunflower and author name, ‘by Phoebe Walsh’ below.
Book III
100% Recycled Sterling Silver riveted book with a single resin page containing a sample of Olga’s pressed warflower, Shepherd's Purse.
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The front cover of this book has a collection of Shepherd purse leaves engraved across, and a fine botanical sample of Shepherd's Purse inside. ‘Flowers from the Frontline’ is hand engraved on the cover, with delicate illustrations of Shepherd's Purse engraved on the cover. The spine reads ‘III,’ the number of the book in the series, followed by a trident as a national symbol for Ukraine. Clasp for chain on the top rivet of the book spine. Back cover reveals a lonely sunflower and author name, ‘by Phoebe Walsh’ below.
Book IV
100% Recycled Sterling Silver riveted book with a single resin page containing a sample of Olga’s pressed warflower, Cornus Mas.
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The front cover of this book has a collection of wildflowers engraved across, and a fine botanical sample of Cornus mass inside. ‘Flowers from the Frontline’ is hand engraved on the cover, with delicate illustrations of wildflowers engraved below. The spine reads ‘IV,’ the number of the book in the series, followed by a trident as a national symbol for Ukraine. Clasp for chain on the top rivet of the book spine. Back cover reveals a lonely sunflower and author name, ‘by Phoebe Walsh’ below.
Book V
100% Recycled Sterling Silver riveted book with a single resin page containing a sample of Olga’s pressed warflower, a delicate Geranium leaf.
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The front cover of this book has a collection of wildflowers engraved across including shepherd’s purse and geranium, and a fine botanical sample of a Geranium leaf inside. ‘Flowers from the Frontline’ is hand engraved on the cover, with delicate illustrations of wildflowers engraved below. The spine reads ‘V,’ the number of the book in the series, followed by a trident as a national symbol for Ukraine. Clasp for chain on the top rivet of the book spine. Back cover reveals a lonely sunflower and author name, ‘by Phoebe Walsh’ below.
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