Banksia vessels

The Banksia vessel is carved from the Banksia nut in a variation of brown tones and is of a cylindrical shape. When turning the Banksia vessel on a lathe, Darren aims to embrace the three different layers of the material, with the first layer being the crispy texture, the second layer being the velvet texture and the third being more of a wood texture. The Banksia nut comes from a wildflower which is solely found in Australia and was discovered by Joseph Banks who was a botanist and part of Captain Cook's crew.