Espace, sceen printed rayon fabric, designed by Elsbeth Kupferoth for Pausa, 1954
My research has led me to this wonderful fabric. Designed by Elsbeth Kupferoth in 1954, I see a connection between its design and Spanish Surrealist artist Joan Miró’s (April 20,1893–December 25,1983) ConstellationPaintings.
I am attracted to the Constellation paintings because of the toned backgrounds and the mix of color with black. As mentioned in my previous article about Miró, the use of line is just wonderful. I think that Kumferoth used these ideas as a jumping off point for her design.
” Constellation: The Morning Star“-1940
“Constellation Awakening At Dawn“-1941
“FiguresandConstellationsin Love With aWoman” 1941
I was thrilled to discover that Elsbeth Kpferoth is still creating art. She resides in Munich and has a website with examples of current work. She mainly paints large format acrylic paintings. I am drawn in my her smaller collage type work. I was very excited to discover this artist. I hope to do more research and writing about her.
Retiring after thirty-two years as a K-12 visual arts teacher, Terri Gardner now devotes time to a long and early interest: fashion. With her blog, MeadowTree Style, Terri advocates for developing a personal and creative style. She encourages finding fashion in ethical ways such as shopping at consignment/thrift shops, creating it yourself, as well as supporting local designers.
Her second blog, Time for Poodles and Friends, advocates for rescued animals.
Her interests dating from childhood led to her sense of fashion, doing, and living. These interests include sewing, spinning yarn, knitting, design, and giving space for animals. She lives on a small Missouri farm with her husband, a large garden, and several animals including chickens and ducks, dogs and cats, and Shetland sheep and Alpacas. For her beloved rescued dogs, Terri created dog accessories and made them available under the label Sophia & Niko–Exclusive Design for the Distinctive Dog.
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