by freshlyfound | Nov 21, 2014 | art, exhibit
Freshly Found is delighted to be a part of the amazing Buzzart Exhibition at KZNSA Art Gallery opening this evening and running until the middle of January! Crochet Leaf Bracelets We’ve launched some new products and brought back some old favourites. These are...
by freshlyfound | Nov 14, 2014 | art, Fabric and textiles, recycled, tutorial
The last in a 3-part series of bleaching experiments. This t-shirt was treated in the same way as the previous experiment, but had quite a different result. It reminded me of the Japanese technique of Shibori dyeing. This is how I created a bleach shibori shirt: I...
by freshlyfound | Oct 14, 2014 | art, proteas
Beetroot dyeing is quite a beautiful experience. From Slicing the vegetable, extracting the colour and then infusing the paper petals with the pigment – it evokes a lot of visual colour-rich emotion! Each batch of beetroot dyed paper turns out a slightly...
by freshlyfound | Sep 16, 2013 | art, decor, exhibit, wood
Scan Art Durban, curated by Heather Pattenden launches today, hot on the heels of artSPACE Durban’s 10th birthday celebration week. Wood – Carpet Hooks Wood Triangle and Squares An open call was issued to “anyone interested in exploring the digital...
by freshlyfound | Sep 2, 2013 | art, exhibit, South Africa
Interpret Durban 4 or ID4 was big news here this last weekend. Over the past few weeks, artitists have been working on photogaphy, video and T-shirt design submissions. It was big news for me personally, as I submitted a work for the art exhibition and was chuffed...
by freshlyfound | Jun 3, 2013 | art, book craft, DIY, recycled, tutorial
In response to loads of interest, we will be posting some tutorials on the art of book folding or Bibliogami. It has become a very popular craft and Freshly Found has been folding books for years. We are in the middle of an enormous order right now, so...
