Cornwall LivingIssue #128
Setting the scene
Having found her feet in the world of enchanting painted murals, Florence Super has made her mark in homes and restaurants all the over world.
Having painted her first mackerel at the age of three, Florence’s fascination for local wildlife and the salty sea has been a creative source from a very young age, and remains as such today. In her school art classes, she would find herself painting marine life onto recycled floorboards, little did she know that this would be the very start of a unique artistic career.
If you’ve visited Stein’s Fisheries and Seafood Bar in Padstow in recent years, you may have noticed a rather striking mural adorning the restaurant, bright with finely detailed fish and marine life. As her very first big commissioned installation, this is a landmark piece for Florence. Painted on 23 beautifully aged and repurposed scaffolding planks, this charming mural resides in the Fisheries as an inviting visual insight as to what may be on the menu throughout the Stein establishments.
Having painted small commissions for a few local restaurants to fuel her creativity while studying at Exeter University, Florence reached out to a group of coastal hotels and seafood restaurants during her final year, in the hopes that her fascination with marine life might apply itself to the right setting. To her delight, a response arrived from the Stein Group requesting a five by three metre mural, kick starting her artistic career.
“I will be forever grateful for the faith placed in me so early in my career to produce this marine life mural,” Florence reflects fondly. “It certainly set the bar for my aspirations and determination to create and design with the smallest impact on the environment. My preference is to work onto recycled or reclaimed surfaces and use recycled paints where possible too.”
Florence continues to produce bespoke artwork for private properties and restaurants throughout Cornwall and around the UK, but the creativity doesn’t stop there – having recently launched a range of marine themed bone china homeware, it seems that the applications for Florence’s unique style are endless!
FLORENCE SUPER