About

Rochelle Mueller

Hi, I’m Rochelle and I love to create. I’ve been passionate about making things since Kindergarten (and probably before that!) when I brought my knitting project for show-and-tell. My teacher didn’t believe that I made it myself, so I brought my needles the next day to knit in front of her! When I’m not working my day job as a technical writer, I’m creating. I’ve moved from one medium to another over the years. Since the birth of my second child in 2015, some health problems slowed me down and I felt starved for a creative outlet. Then I learned about marbling from my son’s daycare provider (and her husband who creates the marbling inks that I use) and got inspired! When my son was old enough, I started marbling paper mache ornaments with him.  The artform has expanded to include teaching myself fabric marbling in 2022. I love the free, flowing feeling that I get when marbling. You never know what is going to happen, no matter how much you plan ahead. Every piece is unique - no two wraps turn out the same! I also love the challenge marbling the large fabrics brings, which I’m still perfecting.

So here it is — Wrapiness — the birth of my “side hustle” which combines the two ancient art forms of marbling and furoshiki. It makes so much sense: an earth-friendly way to wrap gifts beautifully. 

Delight in how you wrap!

Thank you for reading my story.

Rochelle

The Process

Wrapiness’ unique wraps are handmade using the ancient art form of marbling where paint is dropped on thickened water. The paint floats on the surface, then is manipulated into designs. The fabric is laid onto the surface where it instantly picks up the floating film of paint, transferring the design onto the fabric. When dry, the paint is permanent.

Due to the handmade nature of our products and inherent characteristics of the marbling process, the design may have slight imperfections or 'white' spots due to bubbles; this is common and makes each piece one of a kind.