Textile Art ● Botanical
Printing ● Natural Dyeing
Each scarf is a wearable one of a kind creation, made with nature and alongside her.
Leaves of each season are gifts reflected in each collection.
Always 100% silk and always with hand stitched rolled edging.
Fresh, dried, whole & complete, wind damaged, nibbled, broken fallen leaves//petals//other plant bits are placed on layers of fabric, rolled and bound tightly before heating to extract the botanical images permanently. It is a lengthy yet mindful process. Each season gifting new botanical treasures.
One can gather leaves in concentration from under the trees, place leaves with deliberation on to fabric but that what happens during the heating and curing always surprises. Prepare for the unexpected. It certainly is a process of letting go…
About me…
a qualified chef//an unqualified artist//a mother of 2 incredible children that have recently flown the coop//sometimes a doting wife to 1 talented winemaker//parent to 3 foster-fail dogs that take us far up the valley//proud mamma to 12 very free-range hens.
Living with all this against a backdrop of mountains, vineyards, old Oak trees and spectacular Fynbos one can only be in awe of the surrounds.
The easel & paints are brushed aside for a wee while as I explore, experiment & play in this new natural printing medium. Embracing its process of slowing down and being more mindful. Realising being present at the foot of the mountain at times more meditative & gentle than the pressured rush to its peak.
So journey with me on this this wonderful winding detour...
- each scarf a unique adventure -
a wearable piece of art dictated by nature and her seasons
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