Join artist Leesa Cowen, who will present a paper flower making workshop.
Leesa is currently exhibiting inside The Heights, and ticket holders for this event will get the chance to learn the art of making paper flowers. Complimentary morning tea is provided at the end of the workshop, and after the event guests will get the chance to go on a tour of the property.
About Leesa Cowen
Leesa Cowen works with paper to make flower-related creations which include store decorations, installations, decorative items for the home, limited edition fashion pieces and one-off exhibition works.
Leesa’s meticulous creative process starts with growing the flowers in her own garden. Then, when they are flowering, she cuts big bunches which are placed in the studio and creates paper templates for each part of the plant. From here, the templates are delicately traced onto paper, followed by cutting the paper precisely using small scissors. The layering process then starts – some flowers have as many as 70 separate pieces of paper.
Leesa has been growing flowers on her farm for the past 10 years: “my rural surroundings really inspire my work”. The flowers she grows change from seasonto-season and the glorious colours and intricate details of her favourite blooms enable spectacular creations. She likes to think of her creations as a ‘portable garden’.
Leesa believes that flowers inspire us to slow down, give a sense of peace and beauty and that every sentiment imaginable can be expressed through flowers.
Red roses symbolise love, orchids: beauty, the zinnia flower: thoughts of friends, endurance & lasting affection and the cosmos flower: order, harmony & balance.
