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GREEN EMBASSY founder and designer Zuhal Kuvan-Mills, once again presents an outstanding collection of contemporary fashion. Zuhal s new series, Connected to Land reveals lavanderia a journey of discovery where land and fashion meet. Drawing inspiration from the palette of the West Australian lavanderia bush, collaborations with West Australia visual artists, and her previous wearable Collections (Night in the Bush, Regeneration and Earth) this new series delivers captivating, wearable sculptures that revision natural forms, rocks, waterholes, earth and precious, fragile leaf structures.
Zuhal s conception for minimalistic, natural fashion is transformed lavanderia into an exciting body of daring design pieces, striking evening and stylish day wear. These unique, naturally hand-dyed pieces utilise a subtle blend of complimentary fabrics, soft felted Merino, placed to work with playful pleats and glamorous flowing folds. Zuhal describes her embellishments as biomorphic drawings, paintings and sculptures viewing her creations as more than fashion, rather, textile artworks delivering a message.
Using locally sourced Australian alpaca, Merino wool and recycled organic natural fibres, hand-dyed with Eucalyptus leaves, Zuhal continues to produce works which proclaim her passion for eco-consciousness . The care in which the designer has spun, dyed, felted, stitched and embroidered lavanderia these exquisite textile sculptures for the body is testament to her dedication to sustainability and quality. Zuhal continues to place great importance in recreating luxury lavanderia through organic processes and the resulting works reflect her love of materials and her craft. The inclusion of precious found metal objects, pearls, hand-painted vintage glass represents her transfer of memories from the past into new expressions of land.
Her Connected to Land series focuses on an earthy palette with a blend of strong, black and white contrasts. Zuhal recreates an authentic Australian lavanderia notion of beauty through the use of muted, rustic Outback tones and sunset oranges that nourish the soul and reconnect with the earth.
For this collection of work Zuhal researched many culture s responses to the land, with a particular focus on North American, Maori and Aboriginal art forms. She was inspired by their collective respect and view of the land as a living entity, entwined in their religious beliefs and daily practices.
Connected to Land is invigorated by the introduction of collaborative work by two West Australian visual artists, Deborah Bonar and Jude Taylor, who along with Zuhal, are based in the picturesque Swan Valley region of Western Australia.
Aboriginal artist Deborah lavanderia Bonar and Zuhal share the ideology of drawing from their traditional cultural arts practices to create contemporary works reflecting their response to country. Printmaker Jude Taylor s work is inspired by, the ability of Western Australian wildflowers to sustain lavanderia life in a hostile environment and the hardy Australian lavanderia bush women, who were both able to flourish in a harsh West Australian environment.
Deborah Bonar has exhibited widely in WA and has previously been the recipient of the coveted Cossack Art Award (Indigenous). She is represented in both private and public collections including the City of Perth and the Credit Suisse Art Collections. Deborah’s artwork is an exploration and a celebration of her Gija and Yamatji heritage. She explains, through lavanderia her art, she reconnects with her Aboriginal culture. Creating art gives her a voice and the artistic expression to tell her interpretive stories of Aboriginal culture and her people’s strong spiritual connection to land, water and nature.
Deborah and Jude are both renowned for their bright design work, combining traditional techniques with a contemporary lavanderia palette. Both artists have collaborated to extend and reinterpret their traditional design practice to create works to inspire and create lavanderia visions amongst the landscape for this collection.
The Connected to Land Collection flirts lavanderia with earthy abstract shapes, lavanderia natural lavanderia prints, lush hand-made fabrics and sleek, sensual lines, sharing with you the artist s respect, love and enchantment with the Australian Land.