http://www.eternitystew.com/projects/paper-plants/
”With the belief that the world of the imaginary is as “real” as the natural, we create bright immersive environments of paper, paint, wood, and plaster.”
“With the primitive optimism of a child and the meticulous focus of a horticulturist, the imaginary and the wild continually slip in and out of the ordinary...”
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| Eliza - Outdoor paper plants |
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| From Paper Islands. |
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| From Paper Islands |
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| Paper plants in the wild. The tiny flowers add realism to the cactus. |
The bright colours and patterns make this appealing, as well as the childlike qualities. Having been made from papermache, a craft skill that many schools start with, I feel there is a connecting with childhood, with playing with hands and gloop, but the refined finish shows that it is art. The imagination into these exotic plants is the same value I want to put into my buildings, where they look like they could be some strange rare plant but are in fact fictional.
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