Olga Prinku is a designer with a background in graphic design, but always loved crafting. Her floral embroidery consisted of hundreds of dried plants and flowers sewn into the shape of bold capital letters.
“This particular technique of weaving flowers on tulle actually came to me in a dream,” she told Colossal. She initially used fresh flowers for her works, but the natural plants began to shrink as they dried, leaving gaps in her designs.
“Now I use dry flowers,” she said. “Some I buy readily dried, and some I pick from fresh and dry myself using silica gel. I also collect seed pods at the end of the season, which I use as they are.” She chose flowers and plants depending on the season. “I’m still learning a lot through experimenting about what flowers are the best – I’m basically looking for ones that are good at holding their color when dry and that have thin stems that I can use on the tulle.”
Her floral project has inspired her to appreciate more the beauty of nature, saying “I’ve become much more observant about the plants that are growing all around where I live, and that fuels my creativity too.”
