‘Offcut’ handpainted silk crepe de chine Indian shirt Carole Waller
This is called the Indian shirt because of its small stand up Nehru like collar and straight cut and can be owrn as a dress. It has painted buttons and the fabric is fluid soft silk crepe de chine.
It is a one off original by Carole and is painted and screen-printed in reds, pinks, yellow with dashes of blue cobalt, yellow and grey.
The ‘Offcut’ Collection : I have been making painted clothes and scarves since 1987 – and have one dressmaker. She cuts each piece out and gives me back the leftover painted cloth. My project this year was to make new things with these offcuts and I have made a series of paintings/collages and constructions exploring the negative spaces surrounding the abstract shapes of the remnants of the making process. This in turn got me drawing. I started drawing the shapes – making paper stencils to screen print new images to play with their relationships in a new collection of clothes and scarves in cotton and silk. Recycling and reinventing – slow and circular fashion in the extreme.
‘Offcut’ handpainted silk crepe de chine Indian shirt Carole Waller:
Measurements are actual :
Backlength 92cm/36“
Bust 120cm/48“
Shoulder to shoulder 49cm/19“
Sleeve 33cm/13“
Wash by hand.
Carole Waller art to wear:
Each garment and scarf by Carole Waller is unique. They are handpainted and screenprinted by me 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. Every scarf is signed so that the label can be removed. I welcome visitors anytime, by appointment. The studio and small showroom is at our home 4 miles east of Bath on the A4, with good parking and a warm welcome. Waller and Wood also shows beautiful stoneware ceramics by Gary Wood and glass panels by myself.
The code for this piece is SS23/19
