Welcome dear readers to another edition of Friday Friends. What a strange week it has been, after all of the hype of the Summer Street Fair last week, a return to the ordinary this week. I have prepared and sent a craft swap parcel for my DUSTy Secret Santa recipient.......hmm I wonder who I will be sending it to ? And it's now officially Summer Time !
I must also send a big thank you to Del of DELicious Designz too for her help on the matching of DUSTers to Secret Santa Recipients, so I can also be surprised by a Secret Santa x
I digress, this week I am thrilled to introduce an Australian ETSY artisan, who has a big focus on up/recycling in her creations - meet Robyn of Red Zebra Designs.
If you are seeking truly unique handmade upcycled gifts this Christmas, then you really can't go past Red Zebra Designs. I present for the retro music lover, The Cassette Tape Bowl - a quirky decorator idea.
Or for the hard to buy for gentleman, a different kind of cufflinks set, a Rare Perfectly Matched set of Steampunk Cufflinks.
I do believe that any girly movie buff you know would be absolutely thrilled to receive an upcycled VHS Case Handbag - there are many titles available. How uber cool are these ?
Dear readers, I invite you into the Realm of Red Zebra Designs, to read all about Robyn's story and hope to see you all again next week. Have a fabulous weekend everyone !
The Realm of Red Zebra Designs
Welcome to Red Zebra Designs which is me, Robyn Woodrow. I am an artist based on the glorious Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane. Red Zebra Designs creates a fairly wide range of jewellery and accessories. I tend to follow ‘shiny lights’ and get creatively side- tracked by new projects with monotonous regularity.
I also own and create for http://www.beautifullybald.com.au/ which specialises in stylish full coverage headwear for women who have lost their hair for whatever reason. This venture was borne from my own experience from chemo-induced hairloss.
I have always been interested in art and creating, but digressed for about a decade to work fulltime in the corporate world. I have recently returned to (almost) fulltime creativity- it doesn’t yet pay the bills! I trained as an art teacher in the 80’s, and have always ‘made stuff’. I am constantly looking for ways to combine fine arts with tradition craft, jewellery and accessories.
My inspiration comes from everywhere – an image, an idea, a feeling, a need.
I work in a broad range of mediums – from resin, through fabric and upcycled goods. I started my jewellery range with hand-painted and tinted resin jewellery. When my hands needed a break from the chemicals, I started to work with fabric flowers, which then expanded into a passion – fantasmagorical headpieces created from fabric, silks, beads, recycled jewels, trims …
My current passion is working with upcycled materials, including books, LP records, and old VHS and audio cassettes. I hate the idea of such beautiful things being sent to landfill. I also love the idea of turning old media into new – an LP record into a DVD holder, and old audio cassette into an MP player holder.
Red Zebra Designs make a wide range of men’s and women’s jewellery and accessories (including handbags); fascinators, hats and headpieces; and homewares including bowls and lights.
I only make things that I love, which makes picking a favourite piece almost impossible. My current favourite is a range of upcycled handbags made from old VHS cassettes and books.
I dream of being able to feed my family from my creative endeavours, as well as rescuing and upcycling media so it doesn’t end up in unnecessary landfill.
Robyn Woodrow
Dear readers, you can connect with Red Zebra Designs here :
To shop for lovely things :
http://www.beautifullybald.com.au/
http://www.redzebradesigns.com.au/
http://www.etsy.com/shop/redzebradesigns
http://madeit.com.au/redzebradesigns
or connect on Facebook :
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