Myrtle & Me Gum Trees After Fire - Brooch

Details

Handmade in Tasmania (Australia) from sustainably sourced bamboo and glass. This unique design is created from our photograph of gum trees, growing in the Tasmanian Midlands Brooch size: 29mm Comes with a gift bag

Story

Fire is an unavoidable fact of life in Australia. For all the destruction it causes, it also brings life. Gum Trees utilise the ash beds of mild fires to germinate their seeds and sprout new growth. I photographed this stark but fabulously shaped stand of trees shortly after a fire had passed through the area. Shortly afterwards, new shoots would come forth and before long, this same scene would be almost unrecognisable with new growth. A reminder of the cycles of life; destruction giving way to new life.