Carole Waller handpainted cotton shirt dress ‘Woodland’

Carole Waller handpainted cotton shirt dress ‘Woodland’

This is a long unstructured cotton shirt dress painted warm greys, aqua, lavander, cream, sage, mint, pale pink stripe with a flash of orange on the back. It has buttons down the front and a collar plus splits at the side seams. There is elastane in the cotton satin weave.

The group called ‘Woodland’ began when I was amongst beautiful mature trees through which light permeated and at the end of which a bright patch of sunlight blazed. This was then mirrored by a similar silhouette of sky contained by trees at the top of my own hillside garden. So all the paintings in this section are abstract and attempt to capture the sense of the dark and light.

This piece is part of a collection called ‘Container’ which explores the idea of being contained or held in a garment as the cloth protects and surrounds the body with colour and light. The idea was inspired by the ceramic artwork and poems by Gary Wood. ‘Fill your house with delight’ – and it will fill your wardrobe with colour.

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Each garment and scarf by Carole Waller is unique. I handpaint and screenprint each piece at my studio just outside Bath. I use my fabrics as unprimed ‘canvases’ and the paintings evolve as I work, so no two pieces are the same.

I also make bespoke commissions. Although I cannot colour match,  I can promise you a unique artwork. Visitors welome anytime, by appointment.

Waller and Wood is our gallery name from the time we had a retail space in Bath between 2015 and 2020. My studio and small showroom is now at our home 4 miles east of Bath on the A4, with good parking and a warm welcome.

The code for this piece is G24

photo : Egle Vasi