Malachite Urn
Sweet Root Village
Lauren Anderson and Rachel Bridgwood
2021 installation
2nd Floor - Olmsted Gallery
The Inspiration
Date of Creation: Mid to late Nineteenth Century
This tazza is covered in dark green malachite veneers with molded bronze borders. Made in Russia, it was purchased in 1910 by Larz in St. Petersburg.
The Flowers
Florist’s inspiration: Drawing inspiration from the dark green malachite veneer, our Art in Bloom creation features intricate botanical details with braided materials that will envelope the design. With malachite being an emblem of protection, growth, and positive change, the surrounding materials will create a barrier around the delicate blooms inset the composition.
Malachite gifts you the strength to prune your inner branches and say yes to new growth. It provides comfort and balance by absorbing negative energies and pollutants both from the atmosphere as well as your body. After more than a year of worldwide hardship and challenges, we were inspired by this material for its dose of comfort and peace, as it invites you to step into transformation and healing. A reminder to move forward towards a balanced life. We invite you to experience our take on balance, peace, and empathy using nature's intricacies and its ability to heal the soul.
THE DESIGNER
Lauren Anderson and Rachel Bridgwood
Sweet Root Village
Sweet Root Village is an event floral design studio based in Alexandria, Virginia owned by Lauren Anderson and Rachel Bridgwood. Sweet Root is known for large installations, sharing openly about floral business, and creating a family friendly work environment for their team. Over the past 10 years, they have grown to an in-house team of six who lead over 80 weddings and events a year, and have been featured in Martha Stewart, Modern Luxury, Once Wed, Brides, and dozens of wedding and event publications.
Photo of Donnamaria by Jonny Edward
PHOTOGRAPHED BY
Donnamaria R. Jones
Circa Life Images
Donnamaria is a published, award-winning portrait and event photographer based in the Washington DC-Maryland-Virginia area. She owns and operates Circa Life Images Studio, a 2,500 square foot space located on the north end of Waldorf in Southern Maryland. The spacious facility has a very large bay door entrance and offers a range of professional imaging services to include portrait, lifestyle and automotive photography. The studio is conveniently located off the main thoroughfare, MD Route 301, with ample parking just a few feet from the main entrance. She also travels internationally to provide on location photography services.
