Spending more time at home due to the pandemic has resulted in a search for things that not only give pleasure but transform the quality of life. Even better is discovering functional design that evokes a personal connection. For those in the know, that search leads directly to the studio door of Irish artist and furniture maker Sasha Sykes, who creates ethereal works by casting flowers, grasses, branches and other foraged items in resin and acrylics. The result is a bounty of decorative objects from tables to lamps, chairs to multi-panel screens. While she didn’t set out to pursue art…

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