Floriograph

12/08/2021

Foraged beauties - natives and 'w**ds'. Pictured is a choker necklace made with common clover, freesia, jonquils, pandorea pandorana, hardenbergia violacea (flowers and fronds) and passiflora herbertiana. I had not seen passiflora herbertiana before and thought it was a w**d, but surprisingly it is native and found in subtropical locations from Northern NSW to Southern Queensland.

I am very cautious about what I use and where I get it from. I will only use what is flourishing in large numbers, and not a protected species or found in a protected area. I am a big lover of 'w**ds', which can be beneficial to biodiversity when local ecosystems remain healthy and not overrun by these plants.

A joy to make, even more fun to wear! Message me to know more :)

06/08/2021

Fresh or dried, I LOVE these earrings. Wire work is a work in progress but I can definitely see these being a repeat piece ☺️

- Jonquils, thryptomene and feverfew daisies

- Message me if you would like your own 🤍💛💜

05/08/2021

Dinner treats from the garden - cooked DELISH Southern style collard greens. Well worth the hours of waiting 🧡

02/08/2021

The more I make, the more I am learning. As I said before, I am new to this craft but have been carried into it by my obsession with anything floral. Here is the first piece I made: a simple headband of freesia, chrysanthemum, native strawflower, blushing bride, thryptomene, daisy, campanula, hellebore and a smidge of Lavender (extra points if you can see it in there). A simple twine tie makes for comfortable wear. Spacing was not quite right but I'm happy with the overall colours.

01/08/2021

The beauty of blooms writ down. Daffodils are often assosciated with unrequited or self-love. The genus of daffodil is Narcissus with these blooms representing an ancient family of flora. Two particular Ancient Greek stories shed light on these meanings. The name is mostly assosciated with a young man of that name, who was so beautiful he fell in love with his own reflection. Staring at his reflection in a pool for his lifetime, the Narcissus flowers sprouted at that spot upon his death.

A second myth that describes the unrequited love of the Narcissus flower is the abduction of Persephone (Procerpine) by Pluto (Hades) into the underworld, causing the formation of the seasons as her mother Ceres (Demeter) mourned her yearly 4 month imprisonment. It was the Narcissus flower that was used to mesmerize and distract her by a man for which she had no love.

As with most beautiful blooms, it has been written about and dreamed over:

"I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden Daffodils,
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze

Continuous as the starts that shine
And twinkle in the milky-way
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay.
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance"

William Wordsworth, 1807

01/08/2021

The 'Laverdil' day! I love contrasting colours and lavender offsets the sunshine yellow of daffodils so perfectly. Like an impressionist painting they bring out all the cool and warm shades in each other. Here I also experimented with two hair pieces: a clip and comb. Both looked GORGEOUS and would be perfect for any event formal or otherwise. Not to mention they smelled honey sweet from the wax flower (Chamelaucium).

I'm no hair model so forgive the strange angles. As I said before, the more I practice, the more I am learning.

01/08/2021

The more I make, the more I am learning. As I said before, I am new to this craft but have been carried into it by my obsession with anything floral. Here is the first piece I made: a simple headband of freesia, chrysanthemum, native strawflower, blushing bride, thryptomene, daisy, campanula, hellebore and a smidge of Lavender (extra points if you can see it in there). A simple twine tie makes for comfortable wear. Spacing was not quite right I'm happy with the overall colours.

01/08/2021

Floriograph Flowers is officially here! Wearable blooms written in the language of flowers: Floriography. Popularized in the 1800's to cryptically convey messages of courtship otherwise not said in 'proper' society, floriography formalised a longer tradition of adornment and ornament inspired by nature. Nature can be worn, dried, smelt and admired, and I hope to continue these traditions from where I live in Wangi Wangi, Awabakal country.

I am new to this craft and bring you all on this journey with me. This is my business but it represents my vital spark: the Flora of the beautiful world we live in. Welcome to Floriograph Flowers.

Pictured is the wild and fabulous 'Laverdil' headband. A scented mix of Daffodil, Lavender, Jonquil, Chamelaucium and Sedum Palmeri flowers. A statement piece indeed, more pics to follow!

21/07/2021

Blooming soon...

17/07/2021