by freshlyfound | Jul 21, 2015 | art, exhibit, proteas
The Intellectual Property Exhibition opens tonight at the KZNSA Art Gallery in Bulwer Road, Durban. Freshly Found is so excited to be a part of this exhibition. I’ve been working on and off for most of the year so far on this floral piece – named Flower...
by freshlyfound | Apr 17, 2015 | proteas, recycled, wedding
I just had to share this latest order with you. What a delight to work on a huge order of pure white paper proteas! Made mostly from recycled materials – especially the pure white paperOnce a large order is made up, I find it personally so satisfying to see the...
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 22, 2014 | proteas, recycled, wedding
Fresh and tender – Pink paper protea buttonholes have been under construction. This indigenous favourite has been redesigned and now has a matching cotton cord bound stem and a hand twisted cord bow. The outer petals are ink-dyed pink. These blooms...
