{"product_id":"paperblanks-wild-flowers-pencil-case-pa9768-6","title":"Paperblanks Wild Flowers Pencil Case","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep your favourite pens and pencils safe and beautifully organised with this Wild Flowers pencil case from Paperblanks.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurel Burch was a self-taught artist who created brilliantly coloured, vibrant and moving themes with paint and paper, exquisitely embellished with gold and silver. A tribute to the infinite bliss of flowers, this \u003cem\u003eWild Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e design symbolises the blossoming of the spirit as much as the beauty of a lovely garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story Behind the Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll art is a chance to experience a mood, an emotion, a feeling. The art of Laurel Burch (1945–2007) has an especially uplifting, joyful, nurturing quality. Designs from our colourful Laurel Burch Collection can take you on a flight of imagination, from the world of Fantastic Felines to a celebration of the Spirit of Womankind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn in Southern California, Laurel was diagnosed with a congenital bone disease which resulted in more than a hundred cases of bone fractures over the course of her life. She was raised in the difficult circumstances of a broken family and as a teenager chose to walk away from this life and take her own, independent path. She eventually found her place in San Francisco, and as a single mother sought creative ways to provide for her family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThough not trained in art or jewellery making, Laurel began to put together interesting metal scraps she found in junk yards. She created quirky jewellery and developed her artistic style into what we see today. Her vibrant colours and joyful paintings became so popular that her works were licensed around the world. Through art she found her solace, her haven, her sense of spiritual restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaurel’s pictures are filled with imaginative visions, lively colours and living creatures. When she went to China in 1971 to start mass production of the goods she designed, she discovered “cloisonné,” a traditional technique of embellishing metal surfaces with enamel. This became a signature feature of her artistic style.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMany of her paintings remind us of cloisonné enamels with their small, colour-filled compartments. Just as brilliantly coloured, vibrant and awash with shimmering details as the rest of Laurel’s works, this design pays special tribute to the infinite bliss of flowers. This Wild Flowers design symbolises the exquisite blossoming of the spirit as much as the beauty of a glorious garden. Laurel’s fantastical imagination, whimsical creatures and the wonders she created in her paintings, jewellery and writings are now part of her legacy. 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