Gilded Works | Christine Leddy

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A s ophi s t i c a t e d c o l l e c t i o n o fc o mmi s s i o n e d bot a ni c a la r ta n de l e g a n ta c c e s s o r i e s ,au n i q u e bl e ndofmo d e r ns p i r i ta n dr e s p e c tf o rt h ef i n e ha ndma dewo r k ma n s h i po fa ne r ag o n eb y .

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As ophi s t i c a t e dc ol l e c t i onofc ommi s s i one dbot a ni c a la r ta nd e l e ga nta c c e s s or i e s ,auni quebl e ndofmode r ns pi r i ta ndr e s pe c t f ort hef i neha ndma dewor kma ns hi pofa ne r agoneby.

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Shede vot e smuc h ofhe rt i met oc r e a t i ng a nd ma r ke t i ngc ommi s s i one da r t , uni quee ve ni ngpur s e s t ha ti nc or por a t ea nt i quee mbr oi de r ya nd f r a me s , ge ms t one sa ndbe a ds . Chr i s t i neha sde s i gne da uni que c ol l e c t i on of i ns pi r a t i ona lc a r ds t ha t c ombi nehe ra r t wor kwi t hquot a t i onsf r omt heBi bl e f ora l loc c a s i ons . Sheha se xhi bi t e da tt heKa t ona hMus e um, Ca r r i a ge Ba r nGa l l e r y,Nor t he r nWe s t c he s t e rHos pi t a l .He r wor kha ngsi nma nyhome st hr oughoutt heNe w Yor kme t r opol i t a na r e a .

“Bot ani c alAr tmak e smet hepe r s ont hatIam.I the l psmet ode f i nemyr e l at i ons hi pwi t hGod, bys t udy i ng s omeofHi sgr e at e s tc r e at i onsi nNat ur e .Ar tal l owsmet oc onv e ymyde e pe s te mot i onsandt oe v ok e f e e l i ngsi not he r s . Myar t wor khe al sbot hmyhe ar tandmys oulandIhopet hati tc angi v ec omf or tt oot he r s . Thebal anc eand i nt r i c at ede s i gnofapl antr e as s ur e smeofGod’ se x i s t e nc e .The r ei sas e ns eofpe ac eands oot hi ngc al mi n be i ngaBot ani c alAr t i s t . The r ei st r e me ndouspl e as ur eandas e ns eof ac c ompl i s hme nt t hat c ome swi t hi l l us t r at i ngpl ant s .I t r e qui r e s f oc us ,at t e nt i ont ode t ai l ,andpat i e nc e .Thee ndr e s ul ti sof t e nas e ns eofunde r s t andi ngandf ai t hi nt he wor l dandNat ur e ’ sbe aut y . ”


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Chr i s t i neha sc r e a t e dac ol l e c t i onofc a r dst ha tme e tt hene e dsoft he c ons ume rwhowa nt sbe a ut i f ulc a r dswi t hs pi r i t ua lquot e sf r om t heBi bl e .He r e l e ga ntde pi c t i onsofGod’ swor ki nNa t ur e ,s uc ha st hewe l l l ove dc a r di na lor t hes of tbl uepe t a l sofhydr a nge abl os s oms ,l e ndape a c e f ulba c kdr opf ort he t i me l e s swor dsofc omf or tf oundi nSc r i pt ur e . Chr i s t i ne ’ sa r t wor ki sof t e nt heba s i sf orbr i da lt he me sa ndi nc or por a t e di nt o t hei nvi t a t i ons ,t ha nkyounot e sa ndr e c e pt i onf a vor s . Or i gi na la r tc a nbe c us t omde s i gne df ort heBr i dea ndGr oomt ome e tt he i runi quede s i r e sf oraone ofaki ndwe ddi ngt he me .



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Chr i s t i nebe ga nhe rc a r e e ra saBot a ni c a lI l l us t r a t or .Thef ounda t i onofhe r a r t wor ki sal a r gec ol l e c t i onofuni quei nt e r pr e t a t i onsofNa t ur e ’ sbount y. Fr om t hepl a nt sna t i vet ohe rNe w Engl a ndhomet ot hes t a t e l ypi ne soft he gr e a tMi dwe s t ,he rwor kr e f l e c t sa nunde r s t a ndi nga ndr e s pe c tf orhe rs ubj e c t s a ndl oveofGod’ swor ki nNa t ur e . He rc hos e n me di umsa r e Col or e d Pe nc i la nd Wa t e r c ol or ,buts he of t e n i nc or por a t e sot he rme di umss uc ha sgol dl e a fa ndpe na ndi nki nt ohe rde s i gns . Muc hofChr i s t i ne ’ swor ksa r ec ommi s s i one d;of t e naf a vor i t ef l owe rora ga r de nt r e a s ur ei st her e que s t e ds ubj e c t .He rwor ki st ypi c a l l ydoneonl a r ge s he e t sofwa t e r c ol orpa pe r .



M ya r t r e f l e c t st h e p e a c ea n dj o yd e r i v e d f r o mc l o s e l yo b s e r v i n g Go d ’ sb e a u t i f u l c r e a t i o n s .



“ Ev e nab o t t l eo f w i n ec a n b eac a n v a sf o rBo t a n i c a l Ar t . ”



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Co mmi s s i o n s Ac o mmi s s i o n e dp i e c e ,wh e t h e ri ti sf i n ea r t ,ag e me n c r u s t e dp u r s e ,o rf i n ej e we l r y ,i sar e me mb r a n c ed e s i g n e d s p e c i f i c a l l yt oh o n o rap e r s o n ,ap l a c e ,a no c c a s i o n ,o rf o n dme mo r y .I tc a nb ea ss i mp l ea sap o r t r a i to ft h eb r i d e ’ s b o u q u e t , o rap u r s et h a ts h o wc a s e saf a mi l y ’ sc h e r i s h e dh e i r l o o mj e we l r y . Ac o mmi s s i o n e dwo r ks p e a k st ot h er e c i p i e n t a b o u tt h eu n i q u eq u a l i t i e st h ep e r s o nb e h i n ds u c hah o u g h t f u lg e s t u r e . Ar tc a nb et h eg i f ty o ug i v ey o u r s e l fa sau n i q u e s o u v e n i ro fas p e c i a lt i mea n dp l a c ei ny o u rl i f e , s u c h a st h a tf i r s tc o t t a g eg a r d e n ,o rt h ep r i z e wi n n i n gr o s e i ny o u rmo t h e r ’ sg a r d e n . An yr e me mb r a n c ec a nb ec a p t u r e di nc o mmi s s i o n e d wo r ka n dc h e r i s h e db yf u t u r eg e n e r a t i o n s .



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Ce r t a i nbi r dse vokee mot i ons ,s uc ha st her e dc a r di na l ,whi c hhol dss pe c i a l me a ni ngf orma nyobs e r ve r s .Thi sbr i ghta ndge nt l ebi r dof t e na ppe a r i ngi nt he ya r d on as nowy c ol d gr e y da yi save r y popul a rs ubj e c ti n Chr i s t i ne ’ s c ommi s s i one da r t wor k. Owl sa r e mys t e r i ousa nd e l us i ve bi r dsf ort hos e who e nj oy a vi a r ya r t . Chr i s t i nel ove st hec ha l l e ngeofc a pt ur i ngt hema j e s t i cna t ur eoft he s ebe a ut i f ul bi r dsonpa pe r . He rr e c e ntdr a wi ngoft hee a gl ei sauni quei nt e r pr e t a t i onoft hes t r ongbi r dof pr e ys or e pr e s e nt a t i veoft hi sc ount r y’ ss t r e ngt hsa ndhonor .







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Vi nt a gef r a me s ,ge ms t one s ,c r ys t a l s ,gl a s sbe a ds ,a ndf r e s hwa t e rpe a r l s a r ei nc or por a t e di nt oac us t om ma dede s i gn,us i ngt hef i ne s ts i l ka ndc ot t on f a br i c sa nde mbr oi de r y.The s emus e um qua l i t ypur s e snotonl yhol de s s e nt i a l s , buta l s ogua r dhe rpr e c i ousme mor i e soft ha ts pe c i a loc c a s i on. The s er a r epur s e s ,whe nc a r e f ul l ypr e s e r ve d,wi l ll a s tmor et ha nal i f e t i me . Whe nyoupr e s e ntapur s ede s i gne dbyChr i s t i neLe ddy,yougi veaf ut ur e he i r l oom oft hef i ne s tqua l i t yt ha twi l lbea ppr e c i a t e dt oda ya ndc he r i s he dby f ut ur ege ne r a t i ons .



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Longbe f or eChr i s t i nedi s c ove r e dhe rpa s s i onf orBot a ni c a lAr t ,s hes pe nt ma nyye a r shoni nghe rs ki l l si na nt i queme t hodsofe mbr oi de r y.The r ea r ef e w pe opl ei nt hewor l dt oda yt ha ta r ema s t e r soft he s ea geol dt e c hni que s . I ne xpe ns i vema s sma c hi nepr oduc t i onha sma def i neha nde mbr oi de r yar a r e t r e a s ur et ha tc a nonl ybeobs e r ve di nmus e ums . Aswi t hBot a ni c a lAr t , Chr i s t i ne ’ sa t t e nt i ont oc ol ora ndde t a i lc ont r i but et ohe r uni quepur s e st ha tr e f l e c the rknowl e dgeofa nt i quede s i gnswi t h af r e s h mode r na ppr oa c h. He rj e we l r yde s i gnsa r eor i gi na la ndf r e s ha ndr e f l e c tal ovef ort hege ms t one s a nd pe a r l sa va i l a bl et oda y.Exi s t i ng j e we l sc a n bei nc or por a t e di nt o ne w de s i gnsf orj e we l r ya ndpur s e st oa dde ve nmor es pe c i a lme a ni ngt oagi f t .








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I nawor l dofc omput e rge ne r a t e da r ta ndma c hi nepr oduc e di ne xpe ns i ve t e xt i l e s ,Chr i s t i neLe ddys t a ndsa mongt hef e wi nt hi swor l dt ha tva l uet he c r a f t s ma ns hi pa nds ki l l sofa na gegoneby. Whe t he rs hei swor ki ngi nwa t e r c ol or s ,c ol or e dpe nc i l s ,orc r ys t a l s , pe a r l s ,ge ms t one sa ndf a br i c ,he rwor kr e f l e c t st hes ki l l sofage ne r a t i on ofa r t i s a nsl onggone .He rbot a ni c a l sa r es of ta ndl ove l y.Ea c hpur s ei s de s i gne da sauni quet r e a s ur et obec he r i s he dbynotonl yi t sne wowne r , butf orf ut ur ege ne r a t i ons .He ri ns pi r a t i ona lc a r dsa r euni quea ndr e f l e c t he ra bi l i t i e sa sabot a ni c a la r t i s tbuta l s ohe rs t r ongf a i t hi nGoda nda l lHe ha sgi ve nt hewor l dt hr oughna t ur ea ndt heBi bl e .Chr i s t i nei saBr e a s t Ca nc e rSur vi vorwhoe nde a vor st os ha r ehe rgi f t swi t hot he r sa sgood ne wsa ndpr omi s ef orape a c e f ula ndj oyousf ut ur e . Comewa l kt hr ought hepa ge sofhe rpor t f ol i oa nde nj oyt hepos i t i ve me s s a ges oa ppa r e nti na l lofhe ror i gi na lwor k.

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