I make hand-felted accessories and wearable art, like scarves, wraps, arm warmers, hats and garments. Every item is hand-made by me. I choose the finest materials like Merino wool, silk, bamboo, yak, camel and other luxury fibers. I use water, soap and fibers to create my hand-made felt. I also make jewelry out of wool and silk fibers, like twisted felted bracelets, chain earrings and necklaces. I like to dye my own fibers and fabrics for one of kind pieces. I also work with raw, unprocessed wool that I source from small farmers. www.takufelt.etsy.comwww.instagram.com/olitaku
Here is the question: Why can’t everything be beautiful? The Beyond Her Collection is a group of high quality, everyday artisan goods made more satisfying with thoughtful design. It starts with original art – watercolors or pen-and-ink drawings by Paule Hewlett (aka “her”- which is then imprinted onto various surfaces, then packaged by hand, with care.
Products include stationery and office products . . . napkins and dishtowels . . . pillows and mugs . . . tee shirts and scarves. Most products include an inspirational or comforting quote, resulting in a soul-satisfying Art + Wisdom experience.
The raw ingredients are carefully chosen – we hunt for natural fabrics, feel-good sizes, practical designs, great styling, sturdy construction, unique textures. The images and colors are carefully chosen to be both visible and durable so that using these humble domestic objects is a joy in itself.
The textile products are silkscreened by hand with eco-friendly water-based inks. Many of the paper products are printed one at a time in our shop. We use small local shops for any outsourcing. All products are lovingly packaged by hand in our own studio, in our own style.
We call it Art for Living. And it makes a difference. Oh, and the name? It comes from the passion that drives this small business. It truly is . . Beyond Her.
