How it's made:
In a world of rush and mass production, a paper flower feels different.
Created slowly, intentionally, made to last.
It's actually quite a long and fun process. Thanks to some great crepe-paper artists's knowledge out there, I experimented with different techniques, mixing and matching based on the flower requirement.
First, the paper is either dyed naturally with coffee, left in the sun for a bleached effect, or hand-coloured with pastels/acrylics.
Then, it gets laminated, doubling the thickness and giving it some width to keep the shape.
Every petal is hand cut and shaped and then glued on a floral wire, made thicker with some recycled paper.
It takes me a minimum of 40 minutes to create a bloom, but it can increase up to a few hours for complicated flowers like Dhalias.
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It's a real labour of love and art!