Rising like botanical satellites above the grasslands, Brad Spalding’s Billy Buttons pay oversized tribute to the bright yellow wildflowers native to Australia. From a distance, the golden orbs appear to hover — whimsical, weightless, and quietly surreal.

Each polished brass sphere was hand-cast in a foundry in Innsbruck, Austria, under the guidance of a master blacksmith. They’re perched atop ridged concrete reinforcing rods — stems with an industrial spine that echo the vertical rhythm of the surrounding grass.

This fusion of material and place creates a playful tension: part nature, part artifice, all wonder. Reflected in the pond below, the Billy Buttons seem to double in size, forming a constellation of gold both above and below.

One lone orb, planted slightly apart on its own patch of ground, hints at gentle migration — a seed on the wind, or an idea taking root somewhere unexpected.