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A photograph of Jonathan Hall, Marie Hudson, and Nick Johnston's reactions as Crack's for Christchurch's armchair is loaded onto the back of a truck.

Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Flora is uplifted from the workshop at last! You can see the relief on our faces."

A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working in their workshop. A number of mosaics of flowers and leaves have been laid out on the table in front of them. Boxes of broken china are organised on the shelf behind.

Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Back at the workshop, flower making continues. You can see a table covered with flower motifs, looking amazing. We had to make the flowers at home in the evenings as we all worked during the day. After much trial and error our flower experts (Helen, Sharon, and Jennie) came up with a clever way to attach the tiny pieces to mesh, so they could be transferred to the chair easily. From left: Sharon Wilson, Helen Campbell, and Shirley Walden."

A photograph of a camera operator filming Sharon Wilson and Jennie Cooper as they work on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.

Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "August 2014. Mike Thorpe and camera man filming Flora for Seven Sharp in anticipation of the launch. Only 4 weeks to go. No grout on the chair yet."

A photograph of the steel frame of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.

Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mid September 2013. The chair frame was made by Bob Hamilton from Total Fabrications. It is shown here with Chris Raateland who did a lot of heavy lifting for Crack'd."

A photograph of Sharon Wilson removing excess adhesive from between the tiles of a flower mosaic. The flower mosaic is part of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.

Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A tedious process."

A photograph of boxes of broken china stored in a bedroom.

Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "May 2011, Crack'd has been going for a month. The china begins to collect in our spare room. It often arrived covered in liquefaction and broken glass, food and mud, and it was incredibly bulky. It had to be cleaned, sorted, but not broken down, before it was stored."

A photograph of an ornamental ceramic handbag with a broken handle.

Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "This is where it all started, a piece of Katy Gold pottery, broken slightly in the 4 September 2010 earthquake, totally smashed in the 22 February 2011 earthquake."

A photograph of Marie Hudson standing in front of the Green Room garden on Colombo Street. In the background, Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and ottoman artwork have been placed on a platform to await their unveiling.

A photograph of the steel frame of Crack'd for Christchurch's ottoman artwork.

Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mid September 2013. The ottoman frame was made by Bob Hamilton from Total Fabrications."