{"product_id":"the-dahlia-queen","title":"The Dahlia Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cyanotype, bleached and toned with coffee. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e30 x 30cm in an ornate pale wooden frame.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorking from the iconic photographs of Dorothy Wilding, who was entrusted with taking the first official portraits of the young Queen Elizabeth II, I have reimagined her diamond tiara with flowers from her own gardens. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough the cyanotype process, these flowers become a different kind of crown, one that reflects the woman rather than the institution. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was only later that I discovered the dahlias I had chosen were also among the flowers gathered from her gardens and placed upon her coffin. A beautiful and unexpected connection that makes these pieces all the more meaningful to me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joanna King Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383626371349,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/1771\/5477\/files\/library-7CF986E7-D400-4E6D-BCCE-79C7179E1FF7-L0-001.jpg?v=1793934574","url":"https:\/\/joannaking.art\/products\/the-dahlia-queen","provider":"Joanna King Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}