The Flat Account is the reward for the Otago Poetry Slam Champion, accompanied by the traditional Spirit of the Slam Award.
Says artist Karen Fagan "A discarded bit of an apple pallet meets a leftover piece of decking. Add some paint, some nails and a sunny day, and this is what emerged. The peace symbol hiding in the big one was an unintentional bonus.
"The Flat Account is the reward for the Otago Poetry Slam Champion, a tribute to the Dunedin student culture, accompanied by the traditional Spirit of the Slam Award.
Karen Fagan is the artist behind the trophies for Hawke's Bay, Tauranga and Otago. Karen has been creating things from other things for as long as she can remember. At different times she has dabbled in play dough, screen printing, lead lighting, painting, sculpture, and felting, depending on the ages of her children and what was around. Bringing these crafts together is reflected in the trophy designs, along with the fact that she lives in rural Hawke's Bay and has a practical and patient partner who helps her with the chainsaw and nailing parts.
