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Radhia Firfirey, Rose &butterfly, 2011. Colour photograph. 1470mm×530mm runner size. Crawford, Cape Town |
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Radhia Firfirey, Rose &butterfly, 2011. Colour photograph. 1470mm×530mm runner size. Crawford, Cape Town |
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Radhia Firfirey, Rose &butterfly, 2011. Colour photograph. 1470mm×530mm runner size. Crawford, Cape Town |
This runner was designed particularly for a teenage girl. The theme of this runner, roses and butterflies, was chosen to match the bedding which has butterflies. The colours of the interior of the bed room are dark pink, beige and brown. There is a saying that roses are a girl’s best friend so I included roses in this design. This runner is used as a tablecloth for a study table. In my research on runners I did not come across one used for a study table. My opinion of having a runner is that you can protect the table top while studying but at the end the table still looks beautiful (cool, funky).
The materials used for this product are masking tape, fabric paint, and paint brush, calico material, mixing pelt, pencil, easer, black marker, paper and a board. The focalisation is mainly on the big red rose that is centrally place with a butterfly on it. The red of the rose brings the gold of the butterfly forward so that the butterfly stands out. The composition of the image is balanced by the two symmetrical small red roses. The different proportions of the butterflies create a playful rhythm in them. The bright colours of the butterflies make it more interesting to the viewer who is aged 11 to 19.
The dark brown boarder crops the composition by giving it a beautiful finish. My client was very pleased with her runner and told me that she would gladly purchase another product from me in the future.
Firfirey, R. 2011. Rose & butterfly hand painted runner. Crawford, Cape Town.
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