POSH Graffiti Hand Painted Floral Wooden Number 7
£10.00 – £20.00
POSH Graffiti Hand Painted Floral Wooden Number 7
- Hand carved from sustainable Albizia wood
- Hand painted with Signature Floral
- Original design by Emily Readett-Bayley
POSH Graffiti Hand Painted Floral Wooden Number 7
This ethically made wooden wall number 7 is hand carved from wood and carefully coated with a thin layer of plaster to create a smooth surface for painting. Each number of the alphabet has a signature floral pattern originally created by Emily which is skilfully painted by hand using multiple layers of paint by one of our painters. They are so talented that each number 7 hardly differs but it is in fact an original interpretation of the design so every number is a work of art. The top of the wooden number is bevelled but the back is flat. They are surprisingly light and easy to attach to a wall using good quality adhesive pads, Velcro tape or suitable adhesive. They can be also be secured with nails using a similar method to hanging a China plate or they look good just leaning up against a wall. The floral numbers can be used to great effect on a wall. The number 7 is also free standing but we recommend you secure it with a small piece of sticky tack to prevent it from falling over.
We supply the full alphabet, plus numbers and the ampersand symbol in the 12cm and 23cm size so you can choose which sizes suits your budget and space.
The POSH Graffiti Old English letter style is an original design by Emily Readett-Bayley based on the medieval Caslon Old Face font. We have worked with the same community of artisan woodcarvers and painters in Bali for over 25 years. Once the design is completed and the paint is dry they are packed in a special POSH Graffiti box to protect them and they are posted to the customer in the same box to avoid wasteful double packing. No plastic is used. They are designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible.
| Finish | Emily Readett-Bayley Signature Floral |
|---|---|
| Material | Albizia Wood |
| Number | 7, Number 7, Seven |
| Method | Hand Carved, Hand Painted, Plaster Base |
| Size | 12 cm, 23 cm |
| Style | Number, Wall Number |
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The POSH Graffiti Old English wall letters are created by British designer Emily Readett-Bayley and a group of highly skilled woodcarvers and painters on the Indonesian island of Bali with whom we have worked for over 25 years. The artisans are part of an ancient rice farming community who cultivate Albizia trees around their rice fields to provide a sustainable wood source. The men and women use traditional artisan skills passed down from generation to generation to create their woodcarvings. Albizia is a hardwood but as it grows very fast it has a wide grain and is soft and light. The woodcarvers are masters at shaping the wood with a knife and sanding it smooth. Once the wood is smooth it is coated with a layer of white plaster ready for painting and gilding. Hand gilding wood takes great skill but it is this that gives our gold and silver wooden letters their distinctive look and superior shine.
The craft industry provides an important secondary income to many people living in this rural farming community and uses the same agrarian labour sharing principles. This enables men and women to work the land and use their traditional artisan craft skills to earn a living.
Other designers and importers on the island manufacture with cheaper wood composites such as MDF but we never ask our craftspeople to use these because they produce dangerous carcinogenic dust during the cutting process and expensive, hi-tech safety measures are required which are not generally used in a traditional craft workshop.
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