The Foundational Palais Royal Seal flower

The Foundational Palais Royal Seal flowerThis extraordinary Palais Royal rectangular seal set, dating to the mid nineteenth century, contains seventeen double sided disks, for a total of thirty four engraved designs. Collected by Kathryn Hastings years before the public emergence of her work, this piece became part of the artistic foundation from which much of her visual world would later grow, and the development of technique elevating wax seals from craft to fine art. It was the first

reminding us that joy and sorrow are often twined together

innermost truths

gentleness paired with authority rather than opposed to it

breathing life into your creations

Crows remember faces

each measuring 10mm in diameter

there’s more beneath the surface

Meant to be used

I have loved orchids for as long as I can remember

By the nineteenth century

She is currently writing a book restoring the overlooked history of the étui

the divine embodiment of sleep and dreams