Carmine Catcher celebrated colour produced from an unusual natural production - an ancient practice of farming cochineal beetles which feed exclusively on the pads of prickly pear. This garden expressed the value of a colour: Carmine Red. The availability of carmine as a commodity contributed to ancestral desires for bold colour, historically the colour signified power and successfully sought attention.

The garden structure invites the visitor to walk through rows of Prickly Pear, reminiscent of an agricultural grain, beneath hanging fabric inspired by traditional and modern dyeing processes and alongside shallow vessels glazed to represent the valuable ground product and varying shades of dye. Ceramic features bring to mind the absence of water within this arid garden and the value of water as a resource.