Collect unique resin art pieces for your home with Tashhluxe

Keen to try something different for your home or look? IndieBloom are pleased to introduce to you, Tashhluxe.

Handmade in London by Tasha, the unique designs are currently made with Vista Vuba Cascade resin in which the process involves -

It depends on what I am making and whether it is a customer request or just my imagination. All will start with prepping my workspace, which is currently in my conservatory (much to my Mum’s annoyance 😆), then mixing the resin and letting that set aside for a while. If it is a customer request, I will follow the colours given to me, but often have free rein with the design. Once a design is created, I will then use a heat gun to expel bubbles, cover and leave to cure for 12 hours or overnight. The most exciting part for me is the ‘reveal’ after an item has cured - resin has a mind of its own and no two pieces are ever the same, so it’s always exciting to see how your latest project turned out. Then depending on the product I am making I will add a 2nd layer or a topcoat and allow to cure again overnight. Finally, once set again depending on the product I will add finishing touches using a paint marker in gold or silver. But one thing for sure is mess! - I do not know how people have a clean workstation, once I am done my workspace looks like chaos.

Tasha of Tashhluxe

For He has resin

While praying to God in October 2020, Tasha was reignited to start Tashhluxe. We asked her, what’s been her favourite custom order to make and why?

So far, my favourite custom order is also the biggest piece I have made so far. I was asked to create a seascape desktop for a sea moss business. The desktop was 140cm x 60cm and such hard work. I liked it best because 1) I love the ocean and 2) it challenged me. Usually, I can get creative and do as I please on a piece, however with a seascape design it is very precise and this was challenging as I am always tempted to go off where my creativeness takes me. Luckily the client really liked it and is a prized possession in their office. 🏆

With coasters, key rings, wall art among others, what’s your favourite?

During the early days, the main challenges faced and encountered involved wasting a lot of resin either through flash curing (putting too much resin into a container more than the recommended usage height so it overheats and cures within minutes), though It happens now occasionally. While minor mistakes have been a stray hair falling into the resin for custom orders. ‘The most challenging of this was when a customer needed a piece done by a particular date, but a mistake was made on the piece and I had very little time to correct it to ensure this date was made.’ To remedy this, ‘I had to think outside of the box on how to correct the mistake.’ Quick thinking 🧠

An initial low point was the first collection, ‘I created my first collection of pieces and was very excited about launching it and when I did, I did not sell anything’. I felt like giving up and stopped resining for a short while, while feeling discouraged.’ To balance this out, Tasha’s highest point was around Christmas 2020. ‘Tashhluxe was only just over a month from launching and I was getting back to back orders throughout the whole Christmas period. This meant I was able to recoup almost all the costs of materials I had invested into Tashhluxe.’ Cha-ching!👌

Set in

The magic of Tashhluxe occurs during the darkness.

I still work a full-time job, so Tashhluxe comes alive at night. I am a night owl and get most creative at night. So, after winding down from work, eating my dinner and watching some Judge Judy or The Chase, I will descend into my conservatory and start working through my orders following the step outlines in the process. I am usually finished by 1am, so then I make my way to bed.

Juggling a full-time job and your own brand requires a lot of time and skill. With all this knowledge and experience, Tasha developed this by -

Watch as many YouTube videos as possible and don’t be afraid to make mistakes and try new things. There are so many great techniques to learn that take practice so keep practicing your craft. One thing that really helped me though is in the colder months, resin does not like to cure properly so I invested in a heat mat (for reptiles) and this meant I no longer had to scrap projects due to amine blush and uncured resin.

While the impact of the pandemic has encouraged her to get creative again. ‘It kept me busy and pushed me to try something I probably wouldn’t have done had we not been forced to lock down.’

With a rise of resin art we asked Tasha her views and where she sees herself in it? ‘I think resin art is such an awesome medium with unlimited possibilities, I still get amazed at the creativeness of other resin artist’s work. There is enough space for everyone.’ 🤗

Resin-ate

Further down the line the plans for Tasha and Tashhluxe involve learning new skills. ‘I really want to learn some carpentry so I can start making larger scale products such as river tables. Until then I will continue trying out new techniques and trying to incorporate new mediums into my pieces.’

With the future looking bright we were keen to ask if there were any final words for IndieBloom? ‘Thank you so much for this opportunity and taking time out to read this!’ You’re welcome, the pleasure was all ours.

Treat yourself or someone special for Valentine’s Day 🥰 and follow the continuation of Tashhluxe’s journey on the Instagram page, while also not forgetting to check out other indie artists brought to you courtesy of IndieBloom.