Exhibited in St Mary's Chapel at Sudeley Castle, The Art of Flowers features two site-specific installations, designed especially for this exhibition.

Alter (above) is a large floral composition. Positioned on the chapel's altar, Alter signifies change; it is both a transformation of the space and simultaneously a transformation of the flowers as they become recontextualised and reimagined. This installation sought to create a new landscape in the chapel, where the modest flower becomes the focus of contemplation; large enough in scale to be explored, yet intimate enough to loose yourself in the details of individual flowers. Calling into question what it is to worship and the places in which we find meaning, Alter is a call to reimagine, and to find refuge in the contemplation of our natural landscapes.

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The second installation, Resting Place, is positioned alongside the tomb of Catherine Parr. This mirrored casket reflects the surrounds of the chapel, and is filled with flowers, ivy and an ivy wreath. The final - and surviving - wife of King Henry XIII, Catherine Parr remarried but died in 1548 shortly after childbirth. Her remains were buried at the chapel at Sudeley Castle, but when the chapel fell into disrepair her body was lost. Her tomb was dug up and plundered several times before the chapel was finally rebuilt and a permanent resting place created for her. When her original grave was disinterred for the final time, they found that an ivy wreath had grown around her skull. Resting Place pays homage to the long and lasting legacy that people leave on land and culture. The mirrors of the casket allow visitors to envisage themselves as part of the tomb; part of the ongoing story of Catherine Parr's lasting legacy as she now rests in peace.