Rosanna Gardner
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'Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow'

'Great Oaks' from Little Acorns Grow',  (May 2017), Bronze Roundel, 5" by 5", made in collaboration with model-maker Fred Phipps, with thanks to the Castle Fine Arts Foundry.   

As recent political events have shown the world can change in a moment like the flip of a coin..  I am influenced by the fine art medallions of the Renaissance era by Pisanello, the idealism behind the designs for Ireland's first independent c

As recent political events have shown the world can change in a moment like the flip of a coin.. 

I am influenced by the fine art medallions of the Renaissance era by Pisanello, the idealism behind the designs for Ireland's first independent coinage,  and by contemporary satirical medallions such as those displayed in the recent Medals of Dishonour exhibition at the British Museum. 

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As recent political events have shown the world can change in a moment like the flip of a coin..  I am influenced by the fine art medallions of the Renaissance era by Pisanello, the idealism behind the designs for Ireland's first independent c