The Avon Series by Joanna Mires

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Joanna Mires makes objects and creates worlds which fuse a contemporary aesthetic with timeless design. Her practice of slip cast ceramics enables her to tread the line between recreating an existing object and making a whole new artefact. Her subject in this case is vintage Avon perfume bottles which depict a host of animals from dolphins to penguins and rhinos. Where once these bottles were attractive but essentially practical containers, they are now mere ornaments; far from reducing them to something crass, this elevates them to the level of fine art.