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©Shannon Clegg
©Shannon Clegg
©Shannon Clegg
©Shannon Clegg

Shannon Clegg

  • Botanical sculptor
  • London, United Kingdom
  • Master Artisan
Shannon Clegg Botanical sculptor
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By appointment only
©Shannon Clegg

Connecting with nature

  • • Shannon creates 3D pressed flower sculptures
  • • It takes her 6 weeks to create a flower sculpture
  • • Her South African heritage is her biggest inspiration

Shannon Clegg grew up among the flora of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, where after schooling she trained to be a tailor. After a brief stint in fashion, Shannon realised she had “issues with the ethics of production in the industry” so packed her bags for London, hoping to discover different contexts for making. She went on to take a Bachelor's in Contemporary Crafts at Falmouth University in Cornwall and a Master's in Product and Furniture Design at Kingston University in London. Shannon’s work looks to innovate traditional craft processes to create objects that connect people to nature. Inspired by the traditional craft technique of 2D flower pressing she created a unique method to transform flower material into elegant, standalone vase-like sculptures.

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Works

  • ©Shannon Clegg
  • ©Shannon Clegg
  • ©Shannon Clegg
  • ©Shannon Clegg
  • ©Shannon Clegg
Photo: ©Shannon Clegg
Bouquet

Shannon has innovated the traditional craft technique of 2D flower pressing to three dimensionally form flower material into elegant, standalone vessels. The natural, vase shaped sculpture is made from a delicate lattice of flower stems and petals in burgundy Kangaroo Paw flower.

Height 48 cm
Diameter 28 cm

Photo: ©Shannon Clegg
Bouquet

Shannon has innovated the traditional craft technique of 2D flower pressing to three dimensionally form flower material into elegant, standalone vessels. The natural, vase shaped sculpture is made from a delicate lattice of flower stems and petals in pink Kangaroo Paw flower.

Height 25 cm
Diameter 17 cm

Photo: ©Shannon Clegg
Bouquet Meadow

Shannon has innovated the traditional craft technique of 2D flower pressing to three dimensionally form flower material into elegant, standalone vessels. The natural, vase shaped sculpture is made from a delicate lattice of flower stems and petals in purple, pink and white statice flower.

Height 25 cm
Diameter 17 cm

Photo: ©Shannon Clegg
Bouquet

Shannon has innovated the traditional craft technique of 2D flower pressing to three dimensionally form flower material into elegant, standalone vessels. The natural, vase shaped sculpture is made from a delicate lattice of flower stems and petals in white statice flower.

Height 33 cm
Diameter 20 cm

Photo: ©Shannon Clegg
Bouquet

Shannon has innovated the traditional craft technique of 2D flower pressing to three dimensionally form flower material into elegant, standalone vessels. The natural, vase shaped sculpture is made from a delicate lattice of flower stems and petals in yellow Kangaroo Paw flower.

Height 40 cm
Diameter 23 cm

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