I’ve been stopping in to visit this wonderful African textile at Christopher Filley’s for the last several months. Of all the things the house needs, this is clearly not a priority, but I yearn for it just the same.
Jennifer Shorto, who has a fabric fascination herself, has developed a short line of fabrics based on Ivory Coast textiles that are long on style.
Graphic and great, you can find them at Michael Smith in LA or on-line here.
The advantage of checking out these wovens on-line is that you can pop over and see some of the wonderful antique textiles in Shorto’s collection.
Like this chain-stitched silk on silk. Heavens. How many textiles can I hold in my heart?
Image, top, mine – or yours, whatever, the remaining via JenniferShorto.com.
Truly works of art. love fabrics!! Gave away quite a collection a few years back. They are being loved though….
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
I think these are fantastic! I am a long admirer and collector of African fabrics myself. And I adore that Kashmiri style crewel work in the last image too!
I "sware"- I dream in textiles. 3-d textiles.
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I'm covering that pillow. Also love "Salt Shaker," another print spotted on her site.
These are lovely. I feel the same way about textiles. It would be fascinating to see her collection of antique textiles ; )
Oh, I feel the same! Sometimes I lament the fact that there is only so much space for fabrics in one house….
I am going to need a whole house just to fill with all of the fabrics that I love. Perhaps we can share?
I am with you on being textile heavy, I can never get enough. I am looking forward to seeing more from her, this is an interesting collection and the colors and patterns seem very authentic. Thanks for the introduction to her work.