A recent stroke of genius resulted in a very special collaboration between Joanna Orr of Head On Design and artist Sharon Boonzaier of Sharon B Design. Both share a studio space in Cape Town as well as a deep love of the natural world and the African bush. Together Joanna and Sharon have partnered up to create a very special limited collection of wall-mounted African animal heads, hand painted in ink and gold leaf.
Joanna creates and designs these wooden animal heads, while Sharon paints them, working on each piece individually, in themes inspired by South Africa’s natural and historical heritage.
This beautiful range of sculptural art includes the Elephant head with Bee-eaters, the Kudu head with Table Mountain’s proteas and birds, and the Lion head with a Big 5 safari scene. No one piece is the same and each unique sculpture is an artwork to behold.
Once painted, Sharon and her art assistant, Sibulelo Ngozi, apply the delicate gold leaf to each sculpture.
Each sculpture is signed by the artist and conveniently flat-packed, along with clear diagrammatic instructions so that the heads can easily be reassembled by their new owner. An artist’s story can also be found in each box.
Use this voucher code in your email, or online, to get 5% off your order: PAINTED-HEAD-05
The printed heads can be purchased online at www.headondesign.co.za.
The hand-painted sculptures are made-to-order pieces. For commissions, please contact Joanna or Sharon at jo@headondesign.co.za or sharon@sharonbdesign.co.za
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