{"id":33027,"date":"2024-05-02T21:01:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T19:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/?p=33027"},"modified":"2024-05-02T21:01:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T19:01:31","slug":"a-lasting-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/ballito-umhlanga\/blog\/2024\/05\/02\/a-lasting-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"A lasting memory"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many years, Jane Wolff poured her energy into designing and creating bridal dresses. Now, she has made a shift, focusing on her love of art and floral preservation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cI have always been an artist. From the day I could hold a crayon, it was the most natural thing for me in the world,\u201d says Jane. \u201cAs I got older, I was drawn to florals, birds and nature. There is a romance to flowers \u2013 their fleeting beauty, and the process of aging in which I find such deep romance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jane was drawn to bridal design because of the personalised nature of the industry. \u201cI got into fashion because it was a practical place to be creative,\u201d she explains. \u201cFor anyone who is artistically minded, the wedding industry can be a wonderful place to be because your artwork and unique vision is celebrated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although she loved creating wedding gowns and the opportunity the work gave her to create something special and individual, she found herself craving more ways to express her creativity. She started creating artworks at home after work.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love texture, floral abstracts, dried and pressed flowers \u2013 the creative mess that slowly transforms, like a puzzle and into something beautiful,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> she says. After becoming a mom six years ago, she found herself leaning more into art as a healing space and found deep satisfaction in exploring and playing. The pressure and intensity of the wedding industry caused her considerable stress, and she eventually made the decision to change her path.
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Although she has left the world of wedding gowns behind, she hasn\u2019t said goodbye to weddings altogether. Among her offerings as an artist are preserved bridal bouquets. \u201cThere is a significance to the bouquet,\u201d she says. \u201cIt represents the merging of worlds before the marriage and after the wedding; the blooming beauty of the bride in that exact moment in time; and of course, it is also incredibly pretty. Heirloom pieces are such a big part of the wedding day and to be able to look back and remember the moment you really began your journey in front of all of your friends and family is very special.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Although there are a number of ways to preserve a bouquet, Jane prefers the natural process of allowing flowers to age gracefully. Once she receives a bouquet, there is a short window in which she can prepare the flowers by removing any excess petals, stems or leaves. She uses a silica gel to dry the flowers out, sometimes using a press to flatten them. Once the flowers come out of the gel (some weeks later), she figures out how to arrange them. \u201cAt this point, the bouquet will take its own journey and I put the pieces back together in a way that works for the new look of the flowers,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n

It’s important to understand that, over time, all flowers will age and change, but for Jane this is part of the magic of the process. \u201cI love that the preserved flowers are different from what they looked like on the wedding day,\u201d she says. \u201cTo me it adds a romance, having been carried down an aisle, and loved by the bride.\u201d<\/p>\n

Details:<\/strong> www.janewolff.co.za<\/a>; info@janewolff.co.za; IG: @jane_wolff_art<\/p>\n

Photographs:<\/strong> Jane Wolff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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