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Cushion cover: Lomatia tasmanica in Grey – 640mm sq

Immerse yourself in luxury with this sumptuous cushion cover, from the Deborah Wace collection. The design features a layering of mono-printed leaves from Lomatia tasmanica, shown here on a field of lichens in grey tones. It’s the perfect addition to your home.

$212.00

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Product Description

Lomatia tasmanica is an incredible plant, critically endangered, surviving in one location in Southwest Tasmania. This plant has sterile flowers and regenerates by root suckering and coppice alone, due to its inability to produce seeds. The species is triploid (with three sets of chromosomes) which is rare in nature. Lomatia tasmanica has become, over thousands of years, one large clonal colony, and may be one of the oldest plants on earth. It remains critically vulnerable to fire and root rot pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi.

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  • Lomatia tasmanica

“The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) are successfully propagating Lomatia tasmanica to ensure its survival. I am grateful to the propagating curators at the RTBG for their kind access.” Deborah Wace

Details
Style: Extra-large cushion cover (no insert)
Dimensions: 640mm x 640mm
Cover material: European Flax Linen
Reverse side: Quality upholstery fabrics to match cover design (details available upon request)
Make: Hand sewn on machine in Hobart

About Deborah Wace - botanical artist Hobart, Tasmania

Deborah Wace is a botanical artist, fabric designer and professional printmaker from Tasmania. Through her highly detailed and intimate artwork she creates a window into the botany of Tasmania’s wild and often endangered plant communities including native orchids, rainforest, buttongrass and marine plants.

Deborah’s inspiration for her range is drawn from her extensive, private plant specimen collection, gathered and digitised over 30 years. She combines digital plant images with dry point and mono-print original artwork and etchings, which she layers to create her rich, complex botanical designs on fine fabric, wallpaper and a range of architectural substrates.

She is embedding sustainable plant specimen collection, production and printing processes into her work.