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 | Feb 6, 2013 | exhibit, proteas
The paper proteas that we have been making have been such fun to design. This ancient flower, which has been around since the days of Gondwanaland is also known as the Sugarbush or Suikerbos, because of the sweet syrup that can be harvested from some of them....
by freshlyfound | Feb 5, 2013 | flower craft, flower projects, South Africa
The Agapanthus is another one of my favourite South African flowers that grow in my garden. The simple purplish blue funnel shaped flowers suspended by green stalks in a botanical pompom give me so much pleasure. Paper Agapanthus Flowers It’s been a delight to...
by freshlyfound | Jun 14, 2010 | design projects, South Africa
In a country that’s had it’s ups and downs, we are experiencing a time of incredible national pride here in South Africa. Hosting the Soccer World Cup has been an exciting and unifying experience. There are lots of South African flags to buy out there,...
