Through a consideration of the pine cone as a colonization device, Elzinga explores the nature of seeds and highlights their aggressive regeneration. This long, sleek pine cone is made from a steel that naturally rusts, producing an orange-brown surface over time, and allowing the sculpture to more closely resemble the object on which it was modelled.

Floyd Elzinga’s work is fundamentally inspired by the natural world and the every day. He explores traditional landscape through non-traditional techniques, and is strongly influenced by both the natural and cultivated environment. Elzinga’s iconic Canadian pinecone sculptures have been featured as part of Toronto’s Scotiabank Nuit Blanche celebration of contemporary art. His work is held in collections in Ontario and the US.