{"id":14392,"date":"2023-11-21T10:22:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/?p=14392"},"modified":"2023-11-21T10:28:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:28:20","slug":"the-magic-vibes-of-sweet-hellebores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/the-magic-vibes-of-sweet-hellebores\/","title":{"rendered":"The magic vibes of sweet hellebores"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14392\" class=\"elementor elementor-14392\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-584d586b eltdf-content-aligment-center elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default eltdf-parallax-row-no eltdf-elementor-row-grid-no eltdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"584d586b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ea0119c\" data-id=\"7ea0119c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ca6b80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58ca6b80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>What is it about this flower that we love so much? \u2026its fragility, the fact that it reminds me of spring, the small and cute flowers and the incredible variety in shape and colors\u2026 I think all of the above.<\/p><p>I had the chance this year to make \u201chelleborus orientalis\u201d a couple of times and I spent many days working on these blooms, trying to create all the anatomical details of this flower. Also called Lenten or Christmas rose, the inspiration for my paper hellebores journey was a mix of the Helleborus niger and the delicate Ivory Prince variety.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c787369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c787369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>I was surprised to discover that what seem to be the petals are actually the flowers sepals, always colorful and showy; the actual flower petals are modified into those small green tubular shapes next to the stamens, also called nectaries. The flower\u2019s corona is for me, the most charming part of the flower with many stamens\u2026 actually, making all these tiny delicate stamens from paper is the most difficult part of the creative process and it really tests my patience.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31cdfb50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default eltdf-parallax-row-no eltdf-content-aligment-left eltdf-elementor-row-grid-no eltdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"31cdfb50\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-702b078c\" data-id=\"702b078c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-872cdff elementor-widget elementor-widget-eltdf_image_gallery\" data-id=\"872cdff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eltdf_image_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-image-gallery eltdf-grid-list eltdf-disable-bottom-space  eltdf-ig-grid-type eltdf-three-columns eltdf-tiny-space  \">\n\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-inner eltdf-outer-space\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-image eltdf-item-space\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-image-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-2.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-2-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-image eltdf-item-space\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-image-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4-3.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4-3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-image eltdf-item-space\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-image-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-2.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e5d3b90 eltdf-content-aligment-center elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default eltdf-parallax-row-no eltdf-elementor-row-grid-no eltdf-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"5e5d3b90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c48898\" data-id=\"24c48898\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df25b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2df25b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After the flower matures, all the stamens fall, the sepals become green and the pistil with the carpels (ovary) becomes visible. I tried to capture this evolution throughout my photos and you will discover a name tag for each flower element.<\/p><p>I used the extra fine Italian crepe paper to make the beautiful delicate sepals. I laminated the paper and color it, mostly with delicate tones of creamy white, adding a greenish tint for the first variety and some light dusty pink tones, for the second flower bunch.<\/p><p>The blooming evolution, from buds to the creamy white blossomed flower with a crown inside, up to the matured flower with only the sepals and carpels to show is what fascinates me the most and I hope these photos will inspire you to create your own hellebores.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f211a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-eltdf_image_gallery\" data-id=\"f211a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eltdf_image_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-image-gallery eltdf-grid-list eltdf-disable-bottom-space  eltdf-ig-grid-type eltdf-three-columns eltdf-tiny-space  \">\n\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-inner eltdf-outer-space\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-image eltdf-item-space\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-image-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/10-2-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-image eltdf-item-space\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-image-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/8-1-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-image eltdf-item-space\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eltdf-ig-image-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christinepaperdesign.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/7-3-667x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. 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