The commission had three parameters: firstly, the enclosure had to incorporate a hexagon aquarium, generally unavailable since the early 1990s. Secondly, the enclosure centerpiece was to be a Nepenthes “Bloody Mary” hybrid. Thirdly, the original request was to make “something Lovecraftian.” After a quick discussion, the focus switched from H.P. Lovecraft to the works of Karl Edward Wagner, particularly his novel Bloodstone (1975).
Plant: Nepenthes “Bloody Mary”
Construction: Polystyrene foam, found items, snowflake obsidian, opalite glass, food-surface polyurethane.
Price: Sold: commission
