Fabric of our culture
Through her "fabric paintings," Chicago artist Chris
Roberts-Antieau looks for humor in everyday life and
pop culture to inspire her works created by cutting
fabric shapes and sewing them
to fabric backgrounds.
Shown here is The Blues Saved My Life.
Artist: Chris Roberts-Antieau, chrisroberts-antieau.com
Fashion metamorphosis
The She's A Lady Monarch butterfly buckle
features African labradorite wings and
recycled vintage seed pearls surrounding
deep red garnets and matrix turquoise.
Each buckle is a handcrafted piece in
limited quantities.
Artist: Paul Pearman, paulpearman.com,
mosaicbuckles.com
with a great shape
Bringing both art
g, Half Shell is
from
3
-inch-thick slabs of
Clack walnut by this Atlanta-based designer
and woodworker.
Artist: Robert Brou, naturalismfurniture.com
It's a wrap!
Each one-of-a-kind scarf is created by
old-world hand-felting techniques combined
with a hand-felting method developed by
the artist. This stunning piece of wearable
art easily transitions from
jeans to black-tie.
Artist: Liudmila Sherrer, feltinventions.com
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