An Explosive Collaboration of Colour

Two creatives came together, bringing with them a love of colour and expression, and what eventuated was a beautiful fusion of art.

Introducing the limited edition collaborative range between Monkey & Mum and artist Chrissy Foreman.

Working with Chrissy's Expressive Art Fabric range is bliss! Her attention to detail and use of colour effortlessly expresses many life lessons, and crafting them into wearable pieces of art for mothers is a fabulous feeling!

There are two necklace styles included in this first release, which have been created from three of Chrissy's fabrics - The Peacock Aura Soarer, Sunrise, and Beauty Within. Each encapsulates gorgeous messages of femininity, strength, dreams, light, or inspiration.

The first style is a bold three bound strand necklace.

The second is a single bound piece with an extender, allowing it to be worn long, or short with the extender as a bracelet.

 Chrissy's fabrics are custom printed using eco-friendly digital processes.

This range will be available Tuesday June 10th at 7pm AEST from the Monkey & Mum Etsy store.

Tess x

Ready-Made-Range, Ready to Make a Difference

What started off as an ethical way to meet the growing demand for my work, has turned into a life changing project with the capability of empowering a small group of women oppressed by gender inequality, social constraints, child marriage, lack of education, or abject poverty.

Partnering with Mehera Shaw Foundation, a member of the Fair Trade Federation, I am working on launching an upcycling project with women from urban slum areas in Jaipur India.

It is a project that will empower these women - most of whom are mothers themselves - helping to give them confidence and skills which will put the economic power back in their hands, and help reduce their dependence on men.

The pieces will be made from organic cotton and silk garment production scraps from Mehera Shaw’s Fair Trade manufacturing line, helping to convert their left over materials in to products of better quality and environmental value - something I am very passionate about.

The women are enthusiastic and talented, and have already begun to learn the skills and techniques required to make my pieces.

Like all Monkey & Mum pieces, the necklaces will be hand sewn, which is great for these women because it means a lot of them can work from home, needing nothing more than a needle and thread.

I am hoping that this range will be ready for release in the next six months.