1988

A water-smoothed stone from the Isle of Mull set in an off-cut of yew, fixed to the top of a twisted rectangular column, which is fixed to an iron trivet bolted to a seven-sided black lacquered base.

Total height: 33¼”

“This phoenix and the two other variants of the theme all originated in the experience of illness, surgery and recovery. More recently, the theme of rebirth from any form of suffering has become increasingly important to me.” Hugo Powell