Carole Waller wool and silk appliqué jacket ‘Container’
A boxy wool jacket with silk and silk velvet patchwork appliqué sewn carefully onto the wool, with the edges bound in silk. There is one painted button at the collar and a rouleaux silk tie at the front. The squares of fabric come from my collection of offcuts as I try never to throw anything away – so pieces from years ago sit alongside silk painted last week.
This is a re-imagining of one of my classic jacket shapes with the applique and design by Ruby Rosier and Lillie Baker-Smith who are working on an internship with me from Central St Martins.
The jacket is dark navy wool with bright square patches of silk in lots of colours!
The word ‘Container’ implies the way that cloth surrounds and wraps us in colour and meaning. Images, brushmarks and words are multilayered with colours changing as they are overlayed, and slipping in and out of each other to suggest the complexity and depth of our experience.
Carole Waller wool and silk appliqué jacket ‘Container’
Measurements :
Back length: 109cm/43”
Bust at underarm: 138cm/54”
Shoulder to shoulder: 54cm/21”
Sleeve : 52cm/20”
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. My fabrics are like 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 are welcome 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 G33.5
photo : Egle Vasi
