Sinikka ♥ Ballyhoo

Ballyhoo in Ryrie Street, Geelong is such a joy to go and visit - the most amazing artworks, home wares and collectibles, all arranged in such a uber cute way. Today I purchased the most beautiful white owl vase and already have my eye on a pair of sweet rabbits.

Sinikka is looking forward to a collaboration with Balyhoo this autumn, more details to follow!

Check Ballyhoo out @ http://www.ballyhooart.com.au/ or in store at 90 Ryrie Street, Geelong.

titan arum in flower @ cairns botanical gardens

http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2011/01/25/146135_local-news.html

sweet sixteen

Anne He is my new fav photographer, check out her amazing portfolio @ http://www.annhe.com/. Sixteen years young and already in the biz doing major shoots like Elle magazine and contemporary photo books.
Sigh.... so inspiring ♥

On my dining table today...

THE BEAUTIFUL SINIKKA WEBSITE!!

A BIG, HUGE, MASSIVE shout out to the wonderful Darren of MaxHamish Graphics for putting together the most beautiful website for Sinikka Floral Design. Everything I had hoped for but didn't know how to convey in words!!!
Check it out, one and all, http://www.sinikka.com.au/
The site shows a beautiful gallery of styling, which will evolve in showing more of our wonderful photoshoots and upcoming events.

Sinikka already has many exciting projects in the pipeline, will keep you posted over the next few weeks xox

Remember Sinikka for your next special occasion - weddings, parties, retail installations... anything!!!

Gloriosa lilies, lisianthiums, rosemary & mulberries... oh my!

I tied little mulberries to the bottles

These gloriosa lillies have the most amazing colour to them, my favourite flower for the season

Admiring themselves in the mirror

Packed & ready to go!

These flowers are on their way to enjoy the cafe set at Cafe Go! in Bellarine Street, Geelong... and who can blame them? I could do with a chai soy latte right now....bliss!

Sinikka ♥ Michel Tcherevkoff.... creating art with flowers

“Taking pictures of something that just exists was never interesting to me”

“I’ve always gravitated to photography that’s more illustrative in nature, where I can create my own reality — with a twist.” says Michel Tcherevkoff.
Obeying that inclination has served the Paris-born photographer well.
One day in his New York studio, having just shot a series of cosmetic ads for Prescriptives (Tcherevkoff is internationally recognized for his skill at creating visual metaphors for clients including Canon, L’Oreal, Maybelline and Valentino), he happened to glance at a photo of a leaf he’d used in the shoot.
“The print was lying upside down on a table,” he recounts, “and I said — although no one was listening to me — ‘Hey, that looks like a shoe!’”

A Florapedal Fantasy

From that glancing observation was born Tcherevkoff’s latest project, “Shoe-Fleur,” a whimsical, inventive and, in its own way, rigorous fancy of flowers and footwear.


Photo © Michel Tcherevkoff



Inspired by the upside-down leaf, Tcherevkoff played with the image in Photoshop on his Mac, adding a heel and turning it this way and that until he’d created a shoe. When he showed the prototype to his agent and a few others, he says, “I got this terrific reaction. People kept saying, ‘This is so unusual’ and ‘You should try it again’”
With the wholesale flower market just four blocks from the building where Tcherevkoff lives and works, he was ideally situated to experiment with the organic materials he discovered there. “I bought all these flowers and leaves and started to shoot,” he says. “It was fun and pretty and just what I like — a total fantasy.”

One Flower = One Shoe

Although firmly rooted in make-believe, Tcherevkoff’s project was more than just a game. He applied the same exacting standards to “Shoe-Fleur” as he does to all his work, even electing to craft each invented shoe from a single variety of flower or plant.
“I decided early on that I wouldn’t mix different types,” he says. “Every shoe and handbag [most of the shoes in the book have matching purses] would be made from one particular plant or flower.” Tcherevkoff shot blossoms and stems, twisting and knotting and weaving and tying them to bring nature’s flora to heel as meticulously as a third-generation Italian cobbler.
And he listened. “Each plant spoke to me in a different voice. One was very light and delicate,” he says, “so the strap had to be thin. Another one said, ‘I am big and strong — I could walk for miles.’ From that I designed a more rugged shoe.”
“Shoe-Fleur” is organized into four collections, as is traditional for fashion shows: fall, spring, resort and bridal. “I used plants that were in season,” notes Tcherevkoff. “Now,” he says, “every time I look at a plant, I see a shoe.”
By Bija Gutoff

Sinikka @ Portobello Boutique Wedding Market

Sinikka is pleased to be part of the Portobello Boutique Wedding market, which is showcasing creative, independent & alternative wedding suppliers @ St Kilda Town Hall on the 26/27th March 2011...
Check out the site at http://www.portobellobride.com.au/ for inspiration and style guides that are sure to make you swoon!

Promotional Blooms

Packed and ready to head out for new business

How's the colour of this vibrant rose? stunning.

Everyone loves Hydrangeas!

Behind the scenes at our Sinikka photoshoot

Every photoshoot needs a amazing chandelier don't you think?

These coral roses are soooo beautiful and their scent was heavenly

Darren of MaxHamish Photography doing a brilliant job photographing the installation

Spilt sugar never looked so good!

Thankyou Dylan for the stunning cake - the figs just looked gorguese, beautiful rich pink colour!

It's all in the small details...moss, radishes and blackberries at the bottom of the vase

These shots were taken at our official website gallery photoshoot at Cafe Go! in Bellerine St, Geelong. Check out the fruits of our labour at http://www.sinikka.com.au/ real soon - a big shout out to everyone who helped out on the day and behind the scenes, Trav & Molly, Dylan & James, Peter, Felecia @ Cafe Go!, Kerri and a special mention to my amazing husband, Matt for all his wonderful ideas and helping me by being No #1 lacky on the day : )

Sinikka Studio

Even the floor is photogenic!

Doing final touches in the Sinikka Studio

Just love the passionfruit flowers in this arrangement, really brought it to life!

Raindrops keep falling on my head...

I came across these divine glass droplets, made in France... oh la la! available locally @ http://www.heaveninearth.com.au/

Down in the Garden...

Photo courtesy of the Shabby Chic Cottage : )

I have been a busy bee this week, my New Years Resolution was to fix up my mother's garden, and I have been busy re potting her plants, adding some new colour and most exciting - planting seeds.
Pumpkin, sunflowers, tomato, parsley, sweet peas and today - radishes and alfalfa!
I am also joining a Seed Club.
Diggers Club is an Australian based mail order seed service. They have Australia's largest range of heirloom vegetables, cottage flowers and fruit plants that can be delivered direct to your door! They don't sell the usual seeds you would see in Bunnings or in the supermarkets, but rather non main stream seeds for passionate gardeners, or like me, burgeoning hopefuls! Check out their website with amazing range of seeds... http://www.diggers.com.au/