Archive for the 'Wearable Art Clothing' Category
dupioni shantung silk jacket by Tim Harding
The artist/design team of Tim and Kathleen Harding are represented in several museums, including the Smithsonian Design Collection at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, as well as celebrity collections including those of Diana Ross, Carly Simon, Wynona Judd and the late Jim Henson. They are featured in the definitive book ART TO WEAR by Julie Schafler Dale.
Tim Harding employs a painterly technique developed by the Impressionists to create incredibly rich colorations, burnished metallic neutrals, iridescent jewel-tones, and deep saturated hues. Multi-layered, densely quilted and hand cut, Harding’s art to wear is carefully crafted using a yarn dyed and hand loomed dupioni shantung silk from India.
Handmade in America.
Shown at Gallery Five.
hand-painted ripple silk Parisian shirt by Sally Ryan
Gallery Five features Sally Ryan’s original textiles and innovative wearable art silk creations.
Sally Ryan’s wearable art embodies what many other textile artists aspire to: sophisticated, highly wearable designs; a resist-dyeing technique of her own invention; a fascinating combination of color and texture; and a natural instinct for what women of all ages want in art-to-wear.
Since she began working with fiber in 1978, Ryan has learned to perfect almost every aspect of painting on fabric, from batik in the early days to painterly applications of dye to fabrics. As her designs grew more sophisticated, so did Ryan’s surface treatment: “The thrill of discovery fuels my passion for working with color and fabric,” she says. Her passion for color inspired an award-winning line of silk wearables, renowned for their fluid shapes and fresh color combinations.
hand-painted pucker stripe silk top by Sally Ryan
Kay Chapman is a fabric artist/clothing designer who shows her work in galleries and boutiques nationwide. She works primarily on natural fabrics: silk, linen, cotton and wool. And she works with bamboo fabrics as well. Pattern and color are applied to the fabric using direct dye techniques. Fabric is usually stretched over bars and painted with either fiber reactive or acid dyes using foam brushes. Dyes are then set by steaming. The fabric is then washed and rinsed and ready to be made into the garment. Kay creates styles which flatter a woman’s body and are easy to wear.
Kay Chapman is a favorite at Gallery Five.
bias lace, double ruffle, white trim jacket by JES Irie Wear at Gallery Five
At Gallery Five we are celebrating one-of-a-kind and limited edition art to wear and fine crafts handmade in the USA. Today we are featuring a “white” jacket by Joyce Stewart of JES Irie Wear.
Artist’s Statement
As an artist and designer of wearables, I consider my work as sculpting fabric to flatter the body. I design and create my own patterns. Clothing should flatter the body, so my focus is on originality of design and fit. Different textures are mixed to create wonderful collages in some pieces, while other pieces of my work are stately and classic. The manipulation of machine tension is also used to change the appearance of the fibers. In the past, my work included painting on silk, but I’ve since become allergic to the pigments and had to forgo that element in my work.
I went to the school “MoM” for design and construction of clothing. I am doing what I truly enjoy — creating clothing that makes women feel good about themselves. Custom cutting is a large part of my creations.
A trunk show is a special event within the fashion world in which an artist or designer puts on a special display of his or her work for review by a select group.
Kay Chapman, fabric artist and art to wear clothing designer shows her work in galleries and boutiques nationwide. Kay’s trunk show will be at Gallery Five hrough April 3rd. She works primarily on natural fabrics – silk, linen, cotton, wool, and bamboo fabrics. Pattern and color are applied to the fabric using direct die techniques. Fabric is usually stretched over bars and painted with either fiber reactive or acid dyes using foam brushes. Dyes are then set by steaming. The fabric is then washed and rinsed and ready to be made into the garment.
Kay creates styles which flatter a woman’s body and are easy to wear.
Wearable art collectors enjoy Gallery Five’s ever-expanding selection of beautifully crafted textiles and jewelry. The store specializes in wearable art, focusing on high quality clothing, designer jewelry, and accessories, all handcrafted by American artisans.
As new site-surfers browse the user-friendly site, they begin to appreciate the depth and breadth of this cyber-gallery of American fine crafts and beautifully made wearable art.
In 2005, “American Style Magazine” named Gallery Five one of their “Top 100 Craft Galleries in the Nation,” an honor Paul and Paula Coben take very seriously. Continuing this tradition of excellence, Gallery Five online offers personal service to satisfy even the most demanding shopper. Wearable art looks beautiful online, but no buyer can fully appreciate wearable art until they’re wearing it!!
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Fashion designers Dorothy Dunnicliff and Sally Shivers create their original hand-dyed silk garments using only the finest raw silks, including charmeuse, organza and chiffon. Their clothing designs are as elegant as they are versatile. All drape beautifully and are comfortable to wear in any kind of weather.
Trunk Show at Gallery Five
March 16-20, 2010
and
MEET THE ARTISTS
March 19 & 20
Expect to find colors that you won’t see anywhere else. Design emphasis is on bold colors, and silk naturally produces vivid colors rarely seen in other fabrics. In addition to immersion dyeing, they paint the fabric by hand like a French impressionist. Though their techniques are deliberate, the outcomes are often magical.
Dova Silks participates in a runway show put on by the Vashonistas, a collective of independent sustainable designers of wearable art.
Enjoy a beautiful, colorful art to wear collection by Patricia Farley. Signature batik designed shirts and jackets are featured at this week’s Trunk Show, Feb. 23-27, 2010, at Gallery Five in Tequesta, FL.
Patricia Elmes Farley has been making wearable art clothing since 1987. Batik is her favorite technique used to achieve the pattern and color of her fabrics. The wax flows from a traditional tjanting tool, brush or stamp as if it were flowing directly through her fingers. She works quickly, the wax working as both a containment line for the painted dye and as a design element. She mixes her own colors of dye, four or five in each layer and applies them with a brush. Once she starts to paint the fabric the process must continue till it is complete. The batik process is repeated with another layer of wax and dye. The painting is done. After washing, dry cleaning and ironing, the fabric is ready to be cut and sewn into a finished garment. The colors are from dreams and visions about the beauty of everyday objects.
an Ellen Hauptli design sequel shirt, hand washable linen mix
Art to Wear by Ellen Hauptli
Ellen Hauptli designs and fabricates simple, elegant, fun clothing crafted individually and sturdily for women of all ages and sizes. She uses a variety of fabrics with a traditional respect for geometric shapes to achieve form and fit, all with her signature thread-bound seams and edges.
Valentine’s Day is the day we choose to honor the ones we love most and Gallery Five wishes you all a very Happy Valentines Day 2010.
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Ellen Gienger, art to wear clothing designer, dresses a woman so that she feels confident, beautiful, feminine, and one-of-a-kind. Her designs look great on many different body types from xx-small to xx-large.
Browse our Ellen Gienger wearable art collection.