Saturday, June 1, 2013

LAVENDER IN PROVENCE

The colour, the texture, and the scent of a lavender field encapsulate for many the essence of Provence.

The lavender in the Luberon blooms from around the last week of June to the beginning of August when it is harvested. It is usually at its peak in early July, but this depends on the rainfall in the year.

Lavender is said to heal insect bites and burns as well as repel insects. It can soothe headaches if you apply it to the temples and it helps you sleep if you have the flowers by your pillow. Dried lavender is used to repel moths in clothes closets. Lavender oil is also said to cure acne. The essential oil has antiseptic properties, it was used in hospitals in the 1st world war to disinfect wards. And of course it’s quite nice in the bath, for aromatherapy, and can be found in household products like room fresheners.

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I love Lavender and the fragrance of dried lavender springs can be used to enhance the fragrance of a fresh flowers bouquet. In a hot humid month of June in my city Mumbai, a florist knows the tricks to deliver fresh flower bouquet to your house.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Monday, April 29, 2013

Flower Fashion



These are dresses made from Re-Cycled cemetery flowers!!
The concept might be a little creepy but the design sure looks colourful.

That's the bag of washed flowers from the cemetery :)

So....how did  make these dresses? Well, first one must have a bag full of artificial flowers from the cemetery. These were collected over several months....by dumpster diving and searching the insides of all the trash bins....NEVER from a grave site. 
All the artificial flowers were dissected and the fabric carefully washed and dried. I used them in my recent solo show. They've been stored in clean kitchen trash bags.


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