Carole Waller handpainted oversize silk shirt dress ‘Birdwatching’

Carole Waller handpainted oversize silk shirt dress ‘Birdwatching’

An oversize heavy silk crepe shirt dress and belt or scarf however you like to use it. It has painted buttons down the front and a classic collar. It fits and flatters every shape and can be worn many ways. Colours include slate grey with blue grey and turquoise tones and a tiny bit of mint and white.

It is one piece in a  group called ‘Woodland’ which 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. In this piece the patch has become a slot of light which evokes ‘Birdwatching’

All the paintings in this section are abstract and attempt to capture the sense of the dark and light.

This is 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.

Measurements approximate :

Wash by hand.

Carole Waller art to wear:

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 G9

photo : Egle Vasi