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Journal // Seasonal Gift Wrap

Tāmaki Makaurau based Artist and Photographer Cindy Leong has created a beautiful new gift wrap for us featuring vivid blues and pops of yellow, reminiscent of a calm day beside the sea. 

We chat to her about the inspiration and process behind the design of the wrapping paper.

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For me, it’s the sensation of the current cursing through the space between your fingers, the flow state I occasionally experience while painting, and the state of being when accepting transitory moments which arise and pass.

 

The process of mark making and repetition feels grounding for me. Within this artwork, each mark, each moment, is unique. It's something you cannot re-paint or replicate exactly again as it documents the exact moment in time when the brush encounters its surface. Something as simple as a brush stroke, when looked closely has infinite intricate differences between the next stroke.

In these mundane nuances I find beauty.

 

Living in Aotearoa, one cannot help but be taken aback by the vibrant hues of our moana. The colour scheme of this artwork is based on these aquamarine blues, with undertones of the west coast’s black sand, and added dabs of brilliant yellow sun.<format> medium left

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Our gift wrap service includes original design paper from artist Cindy Leong, coloured tissue for delicate items, jute twine and a matching postcard.<format> medium left
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