{"product_id":"banjo-brown-swamp-banksia","title":"Banjo Brown - Swamp Banksia","description":"\u003cp\u003eSwamp Banksia is my interpretation of the symbol at the heart of my new school, Noosa Pengari Steiner School. After travelling around Australia, I became interested in the way towns use sculpture to welcome people. I wanted to create something that could do the same for my school.\u003cbr\u003eMaking it was a lot more challenging than I expected, but that was also what I enjoyed about it. I spent more than 100 hours bending, forging, welding and shaping steel and copper. Things went wrong. Some of my structural welds would snap, so I had to persevere. My design also evolved as I worked, becoming more refined and expressive.\u003cbr\u003eWhen you stand in front of Swamp Banksia, I hope you notice nature’s elegance, the petals are an embrace, the stand reflects the struggles we all face in life. Most of all, I hope it feels like a genuine welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBanjo Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e, Swamp Banksia\u003cbr\u003eSteel and copper\u003cbr\u003e240 × 150 × 80 cm (H × W × D)\u003cbr\u003eArtist based in QLD\u003cbr\u003eNoosa Youth Art Prize 2026 Finalist\u003cbr\u003eNot for sale\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Non Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50505171140834,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/6246\/7298\/files\/A499hI4ZegllFbUB3AJwuKH6FcJP728sqtuKJyM6.jpg?v=1790317272","url":"https:\/\/thenongallery.com.au\/products\/banjo-brown-swamp-banksia","provider":"The Non Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}