Art in Fashion

Calder

The fusion of art, fashion and textiles has a long history. A glimpse at a mid-century collaboration is on exhibit at Whitford Fine Art in a show of scarves with drawings from the collection of Ascher Squares. In 1947, Ascher Textiles commissioned several artists of the period to draw and design for scarves. The results were delightful, colorful and dynamic designs to wrap around shoulders and necks.

I rarely leave the house without a scarf, an essential decoration and a practical accessory and have a collection of scarves that resemble a rainbow, but these are special, they are wearable art.

Domingues

Derain

Wilson

Hepworth

Nicholson

Whitford Fine Art till 18th May

A Home in the Country

 With the coldest weekend this winter, I was with my dearest friend in the country. The home is warmed up with a wood fire, throws over the chairs and lots of conversation. We walked in the snow, visited a friend and tasted some Vodka flavored with a blade of summer grass, a drink that warms you from within.

 A country home has many textures, but this home has the warmth of wood, textiles that are embroidered, rugs hand knotted and throws hand woven. The pottery is hand thrown that show the potters thumb print and the ridges from the clay being spun on the wheel.

Vases of fresh flowers make the room redolent with fragrance and bulbs are sprouting in pots, promising blossoms in a few weeks.

A delightful weekened and with no service for iPhone, no email, twitter, blogs, it was another world.

Sample Boards

I was delighted yesterday while searching for fabric samples at Chelsea Harbour Design Center to come across this sample board at Marvic Textiles with a hand drawing of chairs and a window. "Who did the drawing?" I asked. Terri Pomeroy said she did as we fell into a conversation about drawing, the drawing board and how we were taught: on the drawing board.

Knowing how important computer drawing is, particularly for alterations and on large projects it is necessary. But a hand drawing reminds me how it  can evoke a scene with as much imagination and a touch of what?  heart, soul.

A lovely drawing and a lovely sample board at Marvic Textiles by Terri.