'Privet on Silk' - botanical print (Karen Hansen, 2024) (Framed)

Karen Hansen 'Privet on Silk ' (2024) 220x220x15 mm

The privet tree, is a much hated species, especially for those who suffer from allergies. 

It has interested me, that my process has been called by the one's seen as pests, as monsters, as weeds... the forgotten and the overlooked are coming to me to be seen in intricacies most would never dream.

Privet Tree, left the most beautiful strong, multifaceted greens against this mushroom coloured silk when i printed it. Privet is defintely a being I will be doing further work with in the future, not only for his palette - which leaves much more to be explored - but also for his energy. 

It is little known, that Privet is actually a protector plant, often planted around sacred sites for it's sheilding properties. It's energetic architecture carries the signature of endurance (have you ever tried to get rid of it?!) and Privacy.

Matted and Framed.

All Karen's latest works are co-creations with Spirit and Nature Beings, which continue their conversations with the viewer long after they come into physical being.