Torch VI coral agatized coral

agatized coral

gold leaf tassel is mounted onto the calcite cube and adorned with natural forming baroque pearls

5" high  x 3" deep

and finished with Italian raw umber glaze and pozzolana (dry ground volcanic ash) for aging

Torch VI coral agatized coralSculptural canvas relief with a 17th century Italian Florence fragment titled "Torch VI" by Elena Rousseau. The sculpted canvas is molded together with fresco plaster, gesso, ash, green earth on board. The original 17th century Italian Florence fragment is molded into the sculptural canvas to create a dynamic relief sculpture. The Florence Flood body of work is similar to Rousseau's other known work but relies less on gilding and highlights instead