Sunken Spores

SUNKEN SPORES by artist Ashley Rivers- The Nature of Fire, is a piece based off a few ceramic mushrooms she created in the past. Mushrooms are vital to ecosystems around the world. Through mycelium, mushrooms help other plants share nutrients and communicate through chemical signals.

Completed: April 2024
Underwater Exhibition: TBD

Created mostly of concrete, with rebar and metal mesh stabilizers, the piece stands roughly 7' 5" tall. The shapes within the piece will allow the perfect surfaces for future corals and anemones to grow, offering new habitats, feeding, spawning, and nursery grounds for over 1 million aquatic species- a perfect analogy to how real mushrooms help other plants share nutrients above ground.

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Elements

Being created as a series for public view in a residential neighborhood, Elements will add a bright and lively slash of color, draw the attention of viewers, and create a topic of interest for the gathering space!

ELEMENTS by Artist Ashley Rivers | The Nature of Fire | involves a collection of rectangular forms all decorated in mosaic. Each form draws inspiration from the earth and the nature around us.

Estimated Completion: Summer/Fall 2024

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