Moorcroft Gates of Summer Vase

Like the cheerful chirp of a canary in a coal mine, a kaleidoscope of butterflies is representative of the health of our natural world. The rewilding of many parts of the United Kingdom has allowed the declining populations of the dazzling Peacock butterfly to replenish, so that these, and other guardians of summer, can pollinate our world and open the gates into an exciting world of colour and design. Moorcroft’s Butterfly Festival Days not only offer us an opportunity to open our doors and showcase our heritage skills, but to also celebrate these symbols of freedom, transformation and life. Artist Vincent Van Gogh used butterflies in his works as a symbol of hope, William Moorcroft as decorative Art Nouveau motifs, and now Moorcroft's Design Studio have created a design immersion experience for us all – so let us embrace their fragile beauty, their mystery and carefully crafted natural surroundings.

Named for its rigorous patrol of hedges and woodland rides, the gatekeeper butterfly is a prime pollinator. With thistles supplying nectar for butterflies, bees and other pollinators, producing more nectar per flower head than almost any other wildflower, this little slice of our wild meadows is worth celebrating underglaze. Delicately fluttering over the deep-lavender florets and the carefully tubelined balls of spiny bracts of the beloved Flower of Scotland, Emma’s gatekeepers fan their marmalade-tinted wings, with deep, brown borders tipped with their black-on-white eyes to open in the Gates of Summer.

Designer: Emma Bossons FRSA

Shape: 65/4

Numbered Edition

Size | Height 10cm