Welcome to the first Sharefolder Fantasy Exhibition


Over a period of 8 weeks in early 2022, anyone and everyone worldwide could submit an image of a vase. A vase could be a container for holding flowers or for decoration: this could be anything from the exhaust on your car, to an open book, or a glass of water.


Please enjoy 203 vases from 12 countries.


Click on an image of a vase for closer inspection


This exhibition was part of Melbourne Design Week 2022



Charlie WhiteMelbourne, AustraliaPolyurethane Foam, Concrete, SteelI like using chain like this because it reminds me of tying up lamb roasts. Patrick PriceSaint Paul, United States7.6cm x 8.9cm x 22.25cmCeramicThis Vase, "First Impressions", is inspired by Inca Vases of Ecuador and Peru. The design is slip-cast into a plaster mold that has been carved with CNC milling processes. Ian AndersonWellington, New Zealand180mm x 120mm x 20mmRodecca Polycarbonate PanelThe hollow section of the Rodecca panel lends itself to holding water instead of its usual purpose as a roofing or cladding material. I sliced up a sample piece to make the vase. Jack CraigDetroit, United States11” x10” x14”Melted carpetBCF VASE Henry McFadzeanRedcastle, Australia17cm x 9cm x 11cmMy vase is made from a cardboard tube, wire, tissue paper and painted cartridge paper attached with glue. It was designed to spark joy in people's lives. Lauren JoffeMelbourne, Australia29cm x 36.5cm x 21cm Stephen McCarthyChristchurch, New ZealandHuman. Small Mouth.Breathe in. Breathe Out. Minsun (Sun) KimLondon, United Kingdom150cm x 50cm, 138cm x 80cmLambswool Michelle Le PlastrierGold Coast, Australia21cm x 17cm x 16cmThe objective of this self initiated project was to create a work inspired and infused with what creating means to me; Freedom, empowerment and autonomy. Creating, learning and teaching ceramics has empowered me in ways that have changed my life forever.I looked to punk rock and it’s aesthetic as a way to convey these ideals. Punk rock being an in-your-face demonstration and demand for these freedoms and ideals. Punk rock band Riot grrrl songs often addressed issues such as sexuality, racism, patriarchy, classism, anarchism and female empowerment. To embody these concepts I used the zebra as a device for its aesthetic parallels to punk rock with the contrasting patterns in their markings and natural mohawk. In blending these elements together it was important to me that the end work be sculptural and functional. The duality of function and form paying homage to feminism and the idea of being more than just beautiful. To be capable, valued and purposeful. The empty vessel is open, ready and free for the possibilities of what it could be filled with and hold. Inviting a world of exciting prospects, just as the world of ceramics has done for me. Sydney CheekFort Collins, United States8" x 8" x 4"Yarn, Rope, WireInspired by check engine lights, gas caps, and "We" by Bon Iver. Mark LilyPerth, Australia19cm x 12cm x 4cmWalnut, Steel HardwareI read Sharfolder Fantasy brief on my phone in the workshop, and immediately noticed a small Walnut offcut in the bin and thought, why (k)not a vase? (So sorry)Without thinking too much about it and just going with what I felt like at the time, I grabbed a carving gouge and got to work. I later added a recessed keyhole bracket, as I think this piece works better flush mounted to a wall. Alison TTWellington, New Zealand78cm x 14cmStringHanging Vase. This vase used to be the bag that my Mum, now 90yrs old, used to hang on a handle in the kitchen to keep plastic bags for reusing. It now hangs on my wall and is the home for my first Harakeke attempt. Chrystal RimmerSydney, Australia75cm x 50cm x 50cm650 Discarded plastic BagsThis Bleeding Heart -On an increasingly hostile planet, where chaos permeates the everyday, I wonder how to combat my bleeding heart. As one concerned with loss and extinction, I can only relinquish to the thought that this is nature—I am, my thoughts are, my smartphone is, just as plastic is too. There is no doubt that plastic will become and already is a time stamp on earths geology, a slither of time buried beneath infinite ruins. Plastic upsets contemporary ecosystems confronting the boundaries between bodies and objects bringing about mutations that remap subjectivities, hierarchies, and anatomies.This work focuses on the symbiotic web of interdependencies that bind us to each other, to other species, and to the planet as a whole. Collecting textural impressions of human, plant, rock, soil and animal bodies this piece is a symbolic hybrid of how we may look to the future - resilient, interconnected and regenerative. James WalshMelbourne, Australia7cm x 16cm DiameterMild Steel Stevie BalMelbourne, Australia56cm x 13cmOrganie MaterialsA return to nature. This vase uses organic waste from a palm tree. The tree sheds this layer as it grows and it is no longer needed. Rather than displaying flowers that have been grown to be plucked, live a short life and then be sent to landfill, we can collaborate with nature to use what she does not need. The vessel itself becomes the feature as we find beauty in its warm tones and imperfect edges. Matt HarknessSydney, Australia14cm x 14cm x 14cmPolylactice Acid (PLA) 3D Printer WasteThis vase is made using PLA 3D printer waste collected from 'makerspace' workshops in NSW. This vase is hand spun using an experimental plastic fiberisation process giving it a texture akin to fairy floss. Hannah PriceAdelaide, Australia7cm x 6cm x 4cmSeashell (Calcium Carbonate)Nature's Vase Thomas YeendAdelaide, Australia16cm x 16cm x 24cmJesmonite, Blown GlassThe newest addition to Yeend Studio's 'REO' series, the ‘REO Vase’ was inspired by an interest in architectural forms and materials, combined with an experimentation with mould- blown glass techniques.Featuring a cast Jesmonite base and a series of mould- blown glass tubes, the 'REO Vase' emulates the exposed reinforcing rod or "reo rod," of a demolished concrete chunk.Each individual tube chamber can feature different arrangements, or one large arrangement over the 4, inviting a sense of play between the user and the object. Emma DayeFort Collins, United States4" x 10"Air Duct Tubing, Yarn Dean NortonMelbourne, Australia14.5cm x 14.5cm x 22cmDichroic ResinContaina is an encased furniture + object series which explores the narrative of the vessel and its contents. Edition 05 focuses on an internal glass dome vessel contained in solid dichroic resin, resulting in a functional art piece that is perceptible in both design precision and organic composition, a symbolic exploration of confinement and protection. Eamon RileyNew Gisborne, Australia23cm x 7cm x 15cmBrickBreezy Blue - The beauty of a breezeway brick originally destined for the skip. Brought back to life as a decorative object which plays with negative space and exiting features while highlighting the beauty of scars and imperfections from a previous life. Kanun OnselCambewarra, Australia30.5cm x 9.7cm x 9.7cmMix Media, Timber, Glass“FOUR CORNERS” is one of my Artistic Vases I make, each side finished with its own unique look. Can be used with fresh and dry flowers or even just as a Sculptural Vase. Kenzie KhouryFort Collins, United States12” x 6” x 6”Sculpture” Vicki MasonMelbourne, Australia11cm x 7cm x 7cmShe-oak Seed Pods, CottonI'm a collector, contemporary jeweller and artist. I collect plant litter of all kinds on my daily walk. 'She-oak' seed pods are compelling finds - their patterns, forms and colours are quintessentially Australian. Drilling each pod and sewing them together was a lot of fun. My vase is made of five concentric layers stacked atop one another and it can be disassembled and reassembled taking a new form each time. Guy KeulemansDigital Space, AustraliaOriginal 3D Printer waste and resin, then deep dream AI digital blending, Dimensions immaterialThis vase is a blend of a photo of a vase I designed and made with collaborator Kyoko Hashimoto, that I then merged with a photo of an ancient Greek vase using a Deep Dream (deep style) generative algorithm. Peerasin HutaphateBangkok, Thailand20cm x 20cm x 10cm (each piece)3D Print, BambooMetaphase is a vase that wants to changes experience to use by bringing the creative nature of Thai people in adapting or using surrounding objects. The vase creates only the top part that is decorated and adapted to other containers, inserted, and coordinated with other materials around you. Which modified to make ordinary things become decorations that most of the forms are extensions of the form of basketry. This vase aims to use the craftsmanship integrated with the experiment as much as possible by this piece. There are both ingredients: Craftwork from wicker bamboo and craftwork from 3D printing according to the model created and crafted from support components that technology has thought and built by itself. Mary KroetschGuelph, Ontario, Canada30cm x 21cmTextileCreated on a wire armature. Surface decorated with a variety of handmade techniques - stuff work, thread wrapping, free form peyote bead weaving. The title - October - as the colour palette is about our Canadian autumn foliage. Laura ButtittaJacksonville, United StatesFeeding Tube SuppliesIt is a growing flower at both ends of the vase. Rebecca ButtittaRoodhouse, United States2.2cm x 6.2cm More StudioMelbourne, Australia35cm x 17cmTape, Cardboard, Italian PlasticCigarettes, digestif, roses Matthew ButtittaJacksonville, United States12" x 4.5"Copper pipe and fittings, 4 inch round duct pipeEveryday plumber work parts turned into a craftsmanship vase. Liane RosslerSydney, Australia15cm x 25cm x 14cmHardformed stoneware ceramicTOGETHER FOREVER. ETERNITY. INFINITY. EIGHT. NEVER ENDING HAPPINESS. COMING TOGETHER FOR EACH OTHER WITH CARING FOR COUNTRY, CLIMATE AND COVID. Justin PriceFort Collins, United States19" x 10"Acrylic on glass Sarah HatleyHerrin, IllinoisCardboard take out container Bolaji TeniolaAdelaide, Australia5cm x 13cm x 8.5cmHoneycomb fireboard (PAP#1)This vase was initially a spacer used to pack and transport furniture from IKEA safely. The honeycomb structure allows for various flower placement(s) or other items, inviting play. Additionally, stacking creates an exciting composition too. Britt NeechMount Eliza, Australia10.5cm x 9cmCeramicThis winged form is a symbol of freedom. The colour of this piece is inspired by French Artist Yves Klein and nudges us to reflect on the wisdom of the natural world. Joseph ButtittaRoodhouse, Illinois, United States14cm x 14cm x 34cmWood, Wood glue, Latex paintMy vase is made of paint stirs. I chose stirring sticks because painting was the first job I was trained to do and I wanted my vase to represent something I have some knowledge of. Denise Crolle-TerzaghiChaux-Franche-Comte, France21cm x 23cmPaperMy vase is made of 2 pages of an old paper atlas, sewn together on its right and left borders. Its shape represents the kind of coffee pot my grandmother was using. Inside the vase between the sheets of paper there is an empty bottle of beer. So it can contain dry or fresh flowers when the bottle is filled with water Jennifer MasleyKent, Ohio, United States5" x 3" x 3"Plastic bagsI crocheted around 4 plastic shopping bags together to make the vase. The little fluffy bits are the ends of plastic strips that I tied together to make the 'yarn' Kelly GrantPerth, Australia10cm x 6mPlasticVase - Bud Vase is made from plastic bag tags. The majority of my art is made from items that will end up in landfill. I hope that by turning these into art, they stay away from our oceans. I will continue to add the tags to the top rim of the vase until full. Currently, over 150 plastic tags on this small vase have avoided the bin! (and 1 Bud beer cap!) Lachlan CashmanFitzroy North, Australia20cm x 8cm x 5mCopperRecycled idea using recycled wire, bodged to suit a single flower. David RiepFort Collins, United States28cm x 15cmMixed mediaWhether the Mr. Mutt with his own hands made the fountain or not has no importance. He CHOSE it. He took an ordinary article of life, placed it so that its useful significance disappeared under the new title and point of view—created a new thought for that object. Holly LeonardsonNewcastle, Australia9cm x 7.5cmEmpty geso container, Paint rag, AcrylicCreated on impulse using materials within hands reach: an empty gesso container, an old towel repurposed into a rag for cleaning brushes, and a glue stick. Colour, material and stubby-holder like form unintentionally combine for an Aussie Summer inspired vase. Herta VasiloudisBrisbane, Australia Herta VasiloudisBrisbane, Australia Herta VasiloudisBrisbane, Australia Claire EllisMelbourne, Australia16cm x 8cmCeramic, Beach rocksVases are often decorated with glazes made from mined and powdered rocks. This vase is decorated with local rocks collected from the beach. Mason CessnaColumbus, United States18cm x 24cm x 36cmLove, smileys, and butterflies. Kale AndrewsDenver, United States8" x 8" x 8"CeramicSnake guarding a vessel with eyes, what ever could he be hiding? A fun little hat or maybe your deepest secret? David KrukKent, Ohio, United States19cm x 19cm x 23cmNylon string, Foam board insulation, Packing tape roll, Cardboard Vicki FowlerMelbourne, Australia9cm x 100cmRecycled fabric inflorescence David KrukKent, Ohio, United States11.8cm x 11.8cm x 28.8cmUnopened 6-pack of Scotch blue tape #2090This vase is made from an unopened package of six rolls of Scotch blue tape #2090. The plant is made from the same material but from a separate roll of tape. David / Eva Kruk / PolzerKent, Ohio, United States16cm x 16cm x 26cmCasters, Wood, Cardboard, PlasticCollaborative vase. Isabella HentyThornbury, AustraliaBook, Dried flowerTo have lots of books is to have lots of vases David KrukKent, Ohio, United States30cm x 23cm x 33cmBlack polyethylene foam, Wood, Glass, Cardboard, 60-grit sandpaper, Paper straws, Wire, Heat shrink tubing, Bamboo skewer, Olefin turf Mattie CoxGreeley, United States10.5” x 13.5” x 17.5”Ceramicsage green biomorphic vase Aaron BrownFort Collins, United States1080x1080Virtual stone (bmp., tga.)8-Of-Cups: I made a virtual stone cup with sunflowers carved around it.I pass so many sunflowers in my day to day when they're in season and there's a massive number of them in my backyard. Last year before fall I developed a fixation on them as they started to die. I think I wanted to see them engraved in stone because it's eternal in a way, but I also enjoy the ephemeral nature of digital art.They're interesting to me especially because they're named after the sun which all flowers need which just strikes me as a kind of ultimate name for a flower.I also have a memory of being really small outside and sticking my face into a flower (not sure if it was a sunflower or not) and it hissing at me. Pretty sure there was just a bug in it or something and I was making a big deal about it because I was little, but it was terrifying anyway. I just couldn't tell what was making the sound and it really stuck with me, and I remember feeling kind of afraid of flowers afterwards and viewing them as some kind of powerful being instead of just a plant. Keri WolfeFort Collins, United States7.5" x 11"Cast Paper Zoë WightmanSydney, AustraliaApprox. 20cm x 16cm x 10cmCeramicA handmade ceramic vase with two circular handles at the top. Glazed a transparent green with hand drawn moon and stars. Georgina LeeMelbourne, Australia18cm x 14cm x 14cmStoneware, Terracotta, Titanium dioxide, Glaze, Copper lustre"All my friends are white, haha (2022)"This piece is a sad (but funny) embodiment of my feelings of reverence, shame, futility, trauma, belonging, seclusion and ??? as I dig through the complex network of scar tissue that make up my experience as a child of Asian diaspora. Kim FerrerFort Collins, United States9.5" x 11" x 9.5"Porcelain, Rope Jess GibsonHobart, Australia9cm x 9cm x 10cm, 5cm x 6cm x 5cmBread clayThese little vases are apart of larger project titled Good Gluten, reimagining the value we place around bread and to better understand its full potential. Bri WillisByron, United States5.5" x 5.5" x 5.5"I recently bought new shoes from "NIKE" that are made out of recycled materials. I knew I had a art project that involves making a vase out of any materials. The shoes I bought represent less trash and pollution in/on the earth. So I decided to take that idea of recycling by using the shoe box to create a unique vase. The materials I used are, shoe box, hot glue, ruler, pencil, styrofoam, fake plant. I really love how the basic cardboard with the logos and words made it come together. The top half has a lip that comes out a little just like the top of an actual shoe box. Doing this redefines its looks of a shoe box. Case RasmussenFort Collins, United States12" x 4" x 4"Woven cardboardIt's a vase woven from cardboard I cut into strips and wound into rope. It overall took maybe a months work to complete. Weaving it was the most frustrating part of the process but was enjoyable. The flowers are folded paper, layering petals to form them. The vase itself is rather malleable and moveable, it's not woven very tight because of the nature of the rope, but it does hold together by itself. I'm very proud of what I made Lisa VillaniSydney, Australia21cm x 11.5cm x 7cmCoated cardboardStill Life 2020-2022 Denise DineenPeachtree City, United States9" x 6"Conch shellDecorative conch shell holding a springtime Dominican Republic flower.....probably a Trinitaria Blume. Callista MorganMenasha, United States26cm x 16cm x 16cm Julianna A.SToronto, Canada22cm x 9cm x 8cmApple wooda discarded piece of apple wood passed down to me from an arborist. lightly carved, allowing its original flexible shape, weathered colour knots and accumulated dirt, to be as it was. Kyla TringaleFayetteville, United States5" x 5"Sand and water Kenna TringaleFayetteville, United States12" x 10"The sea fan coral and the sea sponge are the vases, holding various tropical flowers and greens. Viveca TringaleFayetteville, United States12" x 6"Pineapple crown, SlipsThe pineapple crown is the vase with the slips holding the flowers. The coconut and pineapple are added for aesthetics. Dominic CutillettaFort Collins, United States12" x 4" x 4"Welded steel, Argon gas tank lidsat upon the hand formed welded steel line work chair is the lid to the canister of gas that helped form it's base. This piece is a foot tall, with a sturdy weight holding it secure to a desk or tabletop surface. A sandblasted surfacing has been applied to the inside and outside surfaces of the gas tank canister, with the dark raw welded steel contrasting the lighter sandblasted surface. Amy GogartyVancouver, Canada10.5" x 8.5"Mid-fire stoneware, Glaze, UnderglazeChina Creek Park North Looking North and East. The dramatic changes ceramics make transitioning from wet clay to fired form parallel transitions in my constantly changing city. Cranes and partially finished buildings loom over peak-roofed houses and point to a city in transition. Historically, clay serves as an archive because it survives— even if broken, buried, discarded. Unless completely ground up, it preserves a record of its making, a record that reflects the culture that made it. Because my city (which I love) is facing dramatic disruption and change, I want to make a visual record of the things I love about it. This particular pot records views of China Creek Park North, a city park very near me, which was once the site of a small river with eight salmon-filled tributaries. If the city I love ends up buried beneath 40-floor towers, my pots will record aspects of the Vancouver that was. Abigail MoardStevens Point, United StatesGlass, Metal, Faux and real plants, Projector Jayden MeffertStevens Point, United StatesBraid rope, Duct tape, Black paint, Book paper, Wire Karisa BurnettStevens Point, United StatesPlastic container, Wire, Paint Joseph ChapmanStevens Point, United States11.5" x 4" x 14"Leather, Plastic Christina VangStevens Point, United States Jill PriceBarrie, Canada7" x 7" x 16"Reclaimed knits, Blue mountain potteryEntanglement: The Water Carrier, Reclaimed Wool and Blue Mountain PotteryVisually answering how one might go about reclaiming and reconfiguring that which is no longer desired, The Water Carrier is one of a series of soft sculptures entitled "Entanglements" that materially embody the global economic and ecological realities of the Anthropocene. Often working with found clothing and thrift store objects, each mixed media assemblage aims to communicate how all objects are part of a much larger material ecology and iceberg of waste where humans become subjects of capitalism, objects become land, land becomes an unpredictable and uncontrollable material being that effects human and more-human geographies way beyond sites and moments of production. More of my entanglements can be found at https://www.jillpricestudios.com/textiles-1 Meg DollerElmore, Australia43cm x 45cm x 11cmTuck floral stems beneath the shadows / Metal nails (once handmade, not these) will return to the earth / Long liveth the Waffle Pod SlabThis vase - an assemblage of used, rusty nails (old building practice) and a piece of used polystyrene (new building practice) – only appears complete under the sun’s setting gaze. Bonny HoustonCalgary, Canada56cm x 37cm x 25cmGlassA pessimist is never disappointed / Hand Blown Glass Wine Stopper vase Mitchell ZimdarsStevens Point, United States7" x 11"Printer paper Taylor PrestonStevens Point, United StatesCandle, Flower, Paint Henry MaasStevens Point, United StatesPop-sickle sticks, Hot glue Skyler MulderStevens Point, United States5.5" x 2" x 2" Liliya HuhniukStevens Point, United States Montana AlbrechtUniversity of Wisconsin, United StatesNewspaper, Plastic bottle Cleo GallantFredericton, Canada10cm x 10cm x 7cmFeltWatermelon Donut GourdMerino felted vessel with supplementary fibres Taylor HalmstadStevens Point, United StatesThis is a two tiered floating design which utilized the comparison of the strength of chains and fragility of napkins to produce an asymmetrical vase. Jessa NordStevens Point, United StatesBuddha represents life and everything beautiful that comes with it. Flowers gracefully and beautifully fit that description; even when dead.This piece signifies the beauty that comes with life's one certainty while acknowledging the regrowth that follows after. Henry StiflerStevens Point, United States4" x 4" x 2.4"Its blue solo cups cut and configured together with flowers coming out of all sides. Attempting to simply capture the primary colors Ella Krawczyk-BurishStevens Point, United States Kaylee SweisfordStevens Point, United States16" x 5"Cotton rounds, Paper towel roll, Plastic container, Hot glue, Flowers Grace MichalskeStevens Point, United States5" x 4" x 15"Paper, WireWhimsical Circles Jessa NordStevens Point, United States1.75" x 1.75" x 19"Plastic, NatureNeedles are known for their fear of them because of the pain they cause. Flowers are delicate with their soft petals.This unconventional piece represents the softness and beauty of life after all the pain. Nathaniel RugglesStevens Point, United States6.2" x 4.5" x 4.5"Glass, Corks Maddy KowalskiStevens Point, United States5cm x 8cm x 18cm Jack LuedtkeStevens Point, United States2" x 4"Dental flossers, Wire, Orange construction paper, Black cardboard, White duck-tape, Gatorade bottle Jenna JohanknechtWaupaca, United States Walter SchwickrathStevens Point, United States21cm x 11cm x 28cmPlastic, Hot glue, Wire, Paper, Cough drops Joseph ChiangSurrey, Canada21cm x 21cm x 12mPorcelain wheelthrown, Airbrush paintVase Bowl: The design of this Vase-bowl has two functions. First, you put flowers in the middle of the vase, and the outside places water with some float flowers on the bowl.🌸 also suitable for set cookies, candies or fruits for the party.Porcelain wheel-thrown with airbrush painting. Jennifer Vega GalvanStevens Point, United States18" x 5" x 5"PlasticThe purple lighting and bright pink background of the one-of- a-kind vase created from plastic cup and bowls convey strength and emotions. To begin with, the cup and bowls are sky blue, but with the purple light, purple shadows appear. The green plant adds to the object's natural appearance. Stewart SmithNew Hamburg, Ontario, Canada22cmWhite stoneware ceramicThis is a 'leaning' vase/jug that reflects my days in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Giuseppe GaliziaNanneella, Australia11cm x 13cm x 9cmClay, FloraSpace-Guy.I chose to fashion Space-Guy out of a desire to present a mysterious and haunting narrative through a single piece of work, leaving the context to pure suggestion and speculation. Inspired by a bust statue owned by my family and the storytelling depicted through vases by the ancient Greeks. My last interest was the way in which the natural and manmade interact, hence the helmet overgrown with plants. Aylee (AJ) TreacyRochester, Victoria, Australia14cm x 15cm x 11cmClay (sculpting)The vase itself is a two piece pot, with a hole on the lid to let it hold a flower. I took the idea from 3 of my interests, fungi, human anatomy and surrealism. The piece was sculpted from clay using various tools, and then added fake eyelashes placed piece by piece by myself. I would like the viewers to question what this piece is, for them to wonder “why?”. As I never see many things or pieces like this that people have an interest in, so I wanted to add something a little different into the exhibition. The ideas that came before this one all shared very similar ideas and features, including, human anatomy placed on an object that doesn't have a persona, also the idea to make the viewer slightly uncomfortable and left questioning. Lesley AndersenCanberra, Australia23cm x 33cm x 20cmCorrugated cardboard packagingBanksias are an iconic Australian native plant with distinct, spiked flowers that grow in the bush and people's gardens around Canberra and other parts of the country. They are an abundant food source for native wildlife. During lockdown Australian consumers turned to the internet to do their shopping and as a result households gathered an abundance of cardboard boxes.I decided to combine these two seemingly unassociated objects and glued various-sized star-shaped discs of corrugated cardboard together to make a stack, which resulted in a vessel to hold flowers made from sticks and more cardboard. Andreas KratschmerPicton, Canada83cm x 19cm x 19cmWood (turned, carved and charred)'Consumed #5' is part of a series of sculptural wooden vases, influenced by the growing number of devastating wildfires in Australia, Canada and around the world.‘Consumed’ explores themes of fragility, resilience, and the human relation to nature. Our forests play a crucial part in the Earth’s water cycle. Trees hold and store enormous amounts of water, slowly releasing them to the atmosphere through evaporation. Once consumed by the flames, trees lose this capability. The vase is cracked by the fire, it can’t hold water but it reminds us of the life that used to flow through the tree. It reminds us of the important role of our forests as climate regulators. And it gives us hope because a forest may be fragile but it is always resilient and where there is water, new life will follow and the circle of nature will resume.I'm Andreas, a wood-turner from Canada. The inspiration for these vases came from photos of the Australian and Canadian wildfires of recent years. Ani OxboroughStevens Point, United States Ellen WaiteMelbourne, Australia19cm x 13cm x 11cmCardboard Patricia TozerVictoria, Canada3.2cm x 2.5cm x 0.5cmSterling silverThis is a tiny vase ring created to solve the troublesome question of how to carry back those little flowers from your daily stroll through the neighbourhood. Violet CooperAdelaide, Australia13cm x 13cm x 5cm (Big bird), 7cm x 6cm x 3.5cm (Baby Birds)CeramicI have always been nuts for vases, and recently I have gone nuts for pottery too. Yay! And what better way to combine these two passions than in the form of headless bird vases.......the perfect vessels for striking floral displays. Violet CooperAdelaide, Australia10.5cm x 11cm x 8cmCeramic"The Three Pronger" provides three very lovely prongs to aid you in displaying your favourite flowers, pens, sticks or whatever your little heart desires, to best advantage. Violet CooperAdelaide, Australia23cm x 11cm x 10cmCeramic"the YES/NO vase" Yes its true......I do love a vase. And this vase has the extra advantage of being able to speak on your behalf. Turn it one way and it says a clear NO, turn the other and your message is to the affirmative. And if you are struggling to make up your mind, spin the vase wildly and let it provide your answer for you. Its amaaaaazing. Maliyah FlamminiUniversity of Wisconsin, United StatesWire, Paper Akie HagaHackett, Australia20cm x 6cmGlassThis vase is made with a technique called flameworking glass. The origin of this technique is scientific laboratory apparatus. I wanted make vases for the art of modern Ikebana. Vase and flowers / plants are displayed in harmonious matter. - Vase emphasises the beauty of flower and vice versa. Ash AllenRosanna, Australia20cm x 10cm x 2cmCeramicI imagined a confusing initial discussion between the 2 organisers of the Vase competition, Australian Dale and American Mark.Nothing is clear or simple, even when it's spelled out.No need to raise your voice! Saxon MartinezDenton, United States33cm x 27cm x 8cmLa Flor is a piñata vessel that embodies fragility and destruction. This vessel is a combination of tissue paper and foam core. La Flor is the everyday object that brings a sense of traditional motif while expanding the boundaries of Piñatas. Chee LooMelbourne, Australia20cm x 12cm x 12cmAt the Beginning. Heilam ChoyMelbourne, Australia20cm x 10cm x 30cmMetal, Cork, Glass, Wood (and dried Billy Button stems painted blue)recomposing / repurposing found objects around the home: metal candleholder frame, cork cube, glass glass and a wooden peg.simple vase / flower holder to display dried flowers as well as being reconfigured with a glass to hold fresh flowers. a wooden peg to keep flower stems upright and supported. Greg AllanMelbourne, Australia20cm x 7cm x 14cmBrass wire, Timber, Corn Husk Greg AllanMelbourne, Australia15cm x 5cm x 5cmBrass Samuel Dong SaulStevens Point, United States18cm x 10cm x 50cmPaperI have always imagined vases didn't necessarily as circular objects places on surfaces. This is an interpretation of an exploration of how vases could look like if places in different context. I was a attracted to the light and colorful materials is it gives a playful experience when looking at it. Hon Kit LeongSingapore, Singapore20cm x 20cm x 16Glass, Velcro book bandWhen I am too lazy to bring the empty soda bottles out to the trash, just throw on some flower and make it into a vase. Works with wine and spirit bottles as well if you are an alcoholic! Cam MorganStevens Point, United StatesThis piece is called "Iris Has Lost Her Mind, Not Her Marbles." Bailey GilbertsonStevens Point, United States9" x 9" x 21"Glass, Coffee, Glue, Yarn, Fake plantsThis is an upside-down vase and is meant to be displayed upside-down. It represent how even if your life feels all upside-down and topsy turvy you will continue to grow. Lauren KruegerStevens Point, United States11" x 3" x 11" Jay JermynCoolangatta, Australia120cm x 40cm x 40cmChrome drum stand, AcrylicIts a techno tree. Lorraine LongBalgonie, Canada4.8cm x 0.5cm (stem) 4.3cm x 4.8cm (cap)OrganicA delightful organic and earthy mushroom vase found and created from nature’s bounty. A slender, ruffle collar mushroom stem vase within a cap bowl base perfect for displaying nature's perfection. Saan DavidsonKyneton, Australia15cm x 14cmHeat textured and blackened mild steel, Aluminium vase insert Kirby BourkeGeelong, Australia75cm x 75cm x 85cmAged brassThe 'Large Hydrangea Vase' is a play on scale.How big can a vase be before its not a vase?Answer: Infinitely. As long as it can hold a flower its a vase. Just as art doesn't exist without the viewer, an object isn't a vase without the flower. Tom LundbergFort Collins, Colorado, United States12" x 16"Cotton, silk, and wool threads on wool and cotton fabrics“Fever Dream” takes inspiration from Eastern European splash cloths. Splash cloths often were hung behind wash stands to keep water from splashing on walls and wallpaper. In the early twentieth century, these embroidered fabrics also decorated the homes of immigrants in the United States. My grandparents displayed one that depicted heroic soldiers. Jonathan Ben-TovimMelbourne, Australia32cm x 16cm x 12cmPLA plasticCopy of Vase aux Griffons Ailés was created by downloading a open source 3D model from the Musée Sainte-Croix in Poitiers, France, and 3D printing it using a printer in my studio. The intention was to create an object that is both amazing and underwhelming. Amazing that the technology is now available to download and reproduce objects like this in a matter of hours from the comfort of home. Underwhelming in that the final piece pales in comparison to the magnificent original. Liam FlemingAdelaide, Australia7cm x 7cm x 20cmGlass Aaron MckenzieFitzroy, AustraliaRecycled plywood Isabella MiriklisLockington, Australia13cm x 13cmx 15mClayI modelled a vase out of clay in the shape of a birthday cake. The number eighteen sits on the top like candles would on an actual cake. The reason I chose this design is that I really like the idea of a cake decorated to celebrate something important, whatever it may be. I am also fond of the aesthetic of a cake being a fun, joyful centrepiece and I feel that connects to the idea of a vase. This could be placed as a lovely piece of decor that emits the happiness of celebration whilst holding some gorgeous flowers. Andrey VatulinMoscow, Russia33cm x 28cm x 14cmWoodHello! My Vase from Moscow, Russia. Christine PedersenCalgary, Canada9cm x 6cm (small) 21cm x 16m (large)PorcelainVases are somehow monumental, whatever their size, because of their infinite patience...they rest, inanimate for any amount of time, until we change them into an oasis. Add water and any vessel can sustain life that blooms fiercely between the droughts. Every vase holds onto an identity defined by water, and even if they can’t contain it, or the water leaves, the vase will still contain and support—there will always be dried flowers, favourite twigs, light and shadow. I make vases that I want to stare at, these are vessels that nourish me even when they contain only air and the promise of more flowers. Tom FeredaySydney, Australia28cm x 60cmSolid spotted gum, AluminiumHand turned solid spotted gum vase with an extruded aluminium insert allowing for large indoor expression of natural plants Maya WongEssendon, Australia12cm x 17cmCardboard, Acrylic paintPinnable postcard vase=) Andrew CarvolthAdelaide, Australia6cm x 5cm x 16cmWalnut, Aluminium, Rubber bandsStudio off cuts and components assemblage Dawn VachonCoburg, Australia40cm x 23cmCeramic Katie RedmanFort Collins, United States2" x 2" x 8"Paper from a file folder, Embroidery floss Lauren ReynoldsMelbourne, Australia20cm x 16cmStoneware ceramicsA stoneware ceramics vase with handles that are cousins rather than sisters. Joanne OdishoMelbourne, Australia11cm x 12cmEucalyptus bark, Natural adhesives, AdditivesThis material was created by salvaging the fallen eucalyptus tree bark from roads & sidewalks. The bark is broken down, and bound together with all natural adhesives & additives. The material is moulded, dried, and then sanded down to reveal the various colours and textures of the bark. This chubby little vase is 100% biodegradable! :) Liz ZottiMelbourne, Australia22cm x 9cm x 9cm98% Air, 2% PlasticAir Vase is an inflatable vase that provides convenient and damage proof decorative vessels for those prone to clumsiness. Superior protection allows fragile flowers or foliage to flourish whether stationary or in transit. Never deal with broken heirlooms or ruined decor again. Simply inflate and arrange!Effortless, enjoyable and uncomplicated. The way flowers should be. Tayla RossAbbotsford, Melbourne, Australia22cm x 19cmStoneware, Glaze, Acrylic, Epoxyim gonna eat my cake and enjoy it. CJ AndersonGold Coast, Australia30cm x 30cm x 25cmStainless steelExploring form and process this vase was an experimentation in hand metal forming. The shade has been struck in to a timber form repeatedly to created the inverted curved top. Heidi WanzekDuluth, Minnesota , United States5" x 3" x 8"Stained glass Grace BockelmannLoveland, United States7cm x 92cmWood Georgia StevensonThornbury, Australia10cm x 10cm x 16.5cmStained CeramicA tedious process for a tedious time in 2021. This vase was created by hand staining the clay body, throwing, trimming, painting shellac, and then wiping away the excess clay with a sponge and water. Emilie RitzmannBrooklyn, United States15" x 11" x 2.5"Polymer clay, Paint, Epoxy, Fabric, Paper, WirePart functional object, part sculpture, part new friend Michelle GrenierOttawa, Canada18cm x 13cm x 3cmYarn, Paper Sam TomkinsCanberra, Australia10cm x 10cm x 36cmRobotically 3D printed PETG50% of the vases volume is has been subtracted. 100% of the vase remains.A digitally sculpted tube, Robotically 3D printed from petg. Ella SaddingtonMelbourne, Australia40cm x 36cm x 30cmMild steel, Brass, WaxThe Firescale vase is the collaborative project of designer Ella Saddington and medieval armourer Sam Bloomfield for Melbourne design studio Cordon Salon. Made in mild steel, the works employ metal techniques widely used in the fabrication of plate armour associated with the knights of the Late Middle Ages into the early seventeenth century in Europe. ‘Firescale’ refers to the flaky metal surface on the works, a result of heating mild steel. Catie McKenzieFort Collins, United States4" x 4" x 7.5"Wool Cornelia WesselsCenturion, South Africa13cm x 13cm x 9cmLittle gems Calum HurleyAdelaide, Australia15.5cm x 15.5cm x 15.5cmJesmoniteContinuing a technique first used in 'Dining Chair, Glacial' (2021), 'Cube Vase' is a nod to the frogs used in floral arranging; what is usually a internal structure to support larger displays in this case forms the display itself. Cecelia KreiderLoveland, United States4" x 4" x 7.5"Pine, Spray paintThis vase was made in collaboration with a 4th axis CNC milling machine. It is more of a formal study in form and texture by using various roughing and finishing passes on the mill. Adrienne StillerStevens Point, United States Laura StevensonSan Francisco, United States10" x 7" x 11"Glass neon signage tubing, O-ringsA vase about sharing resources, and the interconnected nature of survival. We’re all drinking from one straw, even though it may not feel like it sometimes, and what’s on either end might bloom so differently from the same water. Eleanor SabinLoveland, United States18" x 20" x 8"Cold porcelain, Wire, Tinfoil, Acrylic paint Hermona CrawfordBrampton, CanadaFaux leather, Ceramic, Faux flowers, Imitation gemsThis piece is called the Passionate Bride. Cheryl BockelmannLoveland, United States7cm x 30cmMosaic glass Tom SummersAdelaide, Australia17cm x 19cm x 32cmStained stonewareThis piece is reflective of my practice more broadly which tries to imagine new forms for our environment, particularly through the medium of vases and vessels. I love being able to find new ways to present plant life through these pieces, as well. Acacia HermanFort Collins, United States16" x 12"WoodSymbiotic vase. Being self-contained, the bark of the tree acts as the vase and the flower made from the rings of the tree bursts forth from within itself. Dusk VirkusFort Collins, United States8" x 3" x 3"Synthetic rubber, Plastic, Acrylicf4f James StuckeyDavistown, Australia17cm x 10cmThermoplastic purge materialIndustrial manufacturing processes require thermoplastics be purged en masse to ensure clean, working machinery for a widely-accepted perpetual marketplace. An implication of this process is the way marketplace comes to see and understand purge material itself; at best, something to be recycled into something else; at worst, waste product for disposal.In each scenario, the existing state of thermoplastic purge material — a variety of amorphous, imperfect unpredictability — is rejected and treated as a something transitory. Between processes, between states. This vase is part of a provocation toward manufacture and marketplace; to see and understand thermoplastic purge material differently.Shifting view and context, a discarded flow of thermoplastic becomes a vessel for collecting and holding aesthetic value. We notice bonds between shapes found in nature and manufacture when we group discarded randomness in a momentary encounter. We notice another way. Victoria ShaheenNew York City, United States6" x 6" x 27"Glazed stoneware, Aquarium plant, NeonDoes holding light count as something being contained? Could a neon tube ever substitute a flower? Can fake underwater plants live in the design world? The answer is always yes. Jennifer OhRome, Italy17cm x 17cm x 12cm Suzannah Henty Naarm, Australia10cm x 10cmFlesh Peyton AndersonFort Collins, United States24" x 11" x 14"Wood Leah PeacockAlbuquerque, United States12" x 3" x 3"Butter, Acrylicsouthern gurls, you got nothin to lose. Jill StevensonMelbourne, Australia6cm x 12cmTin can rings, Zip lock bag, WaterCause ya can can canA self supporting stack using the pressure of water within for your latest garden grab Kimberley Davies-GriffithSydney, Australia18cm x 9cm x 8cmCeramicA musician, writer and artist working in Australia, Kimberley Davies-Griffith has been inspired by a recent discovery of Native American ancestry.This precipitated an interest in the ceramics tradition from the Hopi people of Mexico, specifically vessel making.This is Davies-Griffith first foray into an intuitive response to her new found history.Davies-Griffith expects to expand her exploration in expression of form which include contemporary interpretations of surface decoration. Polly DymondAdelaide, Australia10cm x 15cm x 15cmCopper electroformed polystyrene, Paint'Big ugly baby (only a mother could love)' has been hand sculpted and constructed out of polystyrene then electroformed for around 100 hours to form a strong hard copper shell (yet still remain incredibly light).He is part of an ongoing series 'This Mess' exploring our values and relationship with single-use plastic, transforming discarded waste into precious artefacts. Irvin MthombeniPretoria, South Africa90cm x 16cmPVC pipe, Nails, String Kathy DriscollClare, Illinois, United States12" x 10" x 10"Ceramic, WoodThis is a collaboration done with wood smith, Michael Fleetwood. Horsehair Raku pottery by Kathy Driscoll. Molnia EfremovStockholm, Sweden10cm x 18cmPorcelainThe vase tilts in three directions. It is quite stabil when tilted and with water in it but one has to find out how many flowers are too many. Arlo HendriksenByron, United States8.5" x 4.5" x 4" Rachelle Moore and Dr. Amanda SmithAuckland, New Zealand9cm x 9cm x 15cmKnitted merino, Pemotex yarnThe vase is knitted using Shima Seiki Wholegarment technology. The distortion to the surface is generated through the inclusion of a heat reactive fibre in the knitted form. Alexander BuzzaliniDetroit, United States4" x 4" x 10"CeramicInspiration from bird feathers. First time ceramicist. Drew FlockFort Collins, United States10cm x 31cmSemi-rigid aluminium duct Hannah ChathamFort Collins, United States5" x 5" x 8"Dental wax, AcrlyicDenture Vase. I recently started working in a dental lab, and wanted to use these materials, colors, and processes in my own way. Sommerset WolnickPueblo, United States4" x 4" x 9"Cardboard Annaliese Cole-WeissMissoula, United States6" x 3"CeramicI wrote a poem about my vases. disclaimer: I'm not a poet.memory casts a long, long shadowits fingers lanky and coldsometimes i see its hands holding my mind dangling it out of reachi have tricks, tooi can stretch my fingers, lanky and cold i am not deceivedput it on display for safekeeping memory casts a long, long shadow Lindsey DezmanDetroit, United States14" x 14" x 3" Jon GeigerDetroit, United States12" x 6" x 14" Amy FrommeFort Collins, Colorado, United States14" x 3" x 17"Sculpture, Mixed materials Atlas SheltonFort Collins, Colorado, United States6cm x 6cm x 26cmLatex Atlas SheltonFort Collins, Colorado, United States7cm x 3cm x 14cmWoodThere can be joy in discovery, and there certainly is joy in this little piece of wood. Atlas SheltonFort Collins, Colorado, United States15cm x 9cm x 22cmWood, Blue Calcite, Silver WireTruly a balancing act, the branch is perched carefully on the blue calcite with nothing but its own weight to keep it standing. The silver wire pattern is inspired by the patterns left behind by beetles that take up residence inside trees, such as the infamous Emerald Ash Borer. Caleb CoppinsFort Collins, United States1920x1080DigitalJust a vase who is happy to be here. Marlo LydaMarrickville, AustraliaApprox. 25cm x 26cm x 45cmSalvaged copper foil 0.1mm thickI was simply thinking about whether i could mimic the tree, or convince it to form a vase for me. So that i might keep it with me, horde it. I feel embarrassed admitting i wanted to indefinitely contain nature... But, it was an impulse that leaves the tree be and now i have a copper fossil copied on the day 15/1/22. Grace CarterEnglewood, United States3.7" x 2.5" x 2.5"Hot glue, Acrylic paint, Eyeshadow Tom MortonMelbourne, Australia Johnny PlastiniFort Collins, United States4" x 4" x 4"Broken 20th century USSR creamer mended with epoxy and poppy seadsMy wife is Slovakian and inherited a USSR tea set from her grandmother who lived under communist rule during the 1950s-1970s. The creamer from the tea set unfortunately broke one morning from a cat accident and I decided to mend it to become a vase. The binding material in order for each shard to stick was mixed from an aggregate of industrial epoxy and poppy seeds [common to many russian/ukrainian/slovakian pastries]. My intention is that this piece is perceived as a hopeful symbol of future healing and rebuilding of homes and lives in Ukraine after the current atrocities of Russian aggression have stopped. Paula SchererStevens Point, United States4" x 5" x 7" Jam WillFort Collins, United States6.4cm x 7.5cm x 8cmCeramicThis was a frog, it is now a vase. Alec/Clark Schweiger/ValentineFort Collins, United States18" x 6" x 6"CeramicThis vase emerges out of a collaborative effort, rooted in two separate studio practices. Both of our art-making practices heavily rely on a process of responding to materials and composition. In this collaboration, each decision we make presents a unique design constraint to which the other must respond. Clark's drawings reference fluidity while Alec's sculptural works seek to question the role of function in art-making. The intersection of these themes exists as a vessel - or vase. A vessel is an object which contains and shapes the space that a fluid occupies. Clay was a perfect medium to record Clark's drawing process and translate it into a workable material for 3D functionality. Zoey MadtsonFort Collins, United States8.5" x 11"Digital


Sharefolder Fantasy is a new exhibition by Australian designer Dale Hardiman and American artist and designer Mark Dineen. 


With this project we are fighting the impulse to create defined, material objects in the well-trodden fashion of artists and designers. Instead we are soliciting participants to build uncurated work on their own terms.

At the heart of the project is a what Dale and Mark envision as a global scale manufacturing centre composed of, and controlled by, of all the participants in the project. This manufacturing centre is both instantaneously materialised and totally decentralised. It is one that is obedient to the individual instead of the inverse. It also almost entirely eliminates the need for geographical square footage by prioritizing digital communication to connect its stakeholders and distribute its products. In this way, the project’s broadest reach explores the implications of technology, labor, and de-structured hierarchies on domestic expressions of self.

Underpinning the exhibition is a humanistic outlook on the state of the world, in spite of the worst consequences of global marketplaces. Consequences which we have witnessed, but also readily accepted, in the pursuit of more. More stuff, more space, more people, more power, more everything. This project rejects the production standards and instant availability of consumer culture in order to invite expression and radical inclusivity.

We hope to provide both participants and audiences an opportunity to engage work from around the world and observe the inflections of local materials, cultures, and customs on that work.


Special Thanks to

Garland Magazine, Frankie Magazine, Design Anthology, Green Magazine, InDesign, Crafts Council UK, Australian Wood Review, The Designers Institute of New Zealand, Local Peoples, Australian Design Centre, Craft + Design Institute South Africa, Design Institute of Australia, Design Tasmania, RMIT University, Craft ACT, National Gallery of Victoria, Neil Hugh Office, and the Center for Artists’ Books and Inclusive Narratives at Colorado State University.


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This event was part of Melbourne Design Week 2022, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV.