‘The Listeners’ Handpainted silk crepe square scarf Carole Waller
This is a painted silk crepe square from a collection in 1999 called ‘And Back’ – with loose associations to the story of Orpheus who did look back – This piece is full of tumbling images the main group of figures are a drawing of the Orpheus fountain by Carl Milles at Cranbrook Academy of Art near Detroit where I studied in 1980. The colours include slate, orange, pink, pale yellow turquoise, green.
107cm/42” square
‘The Listeners’ is the original sample piece made to show Liberty and Harvey Nichols where the collection was represented for a number of years.
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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. 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.
Code : R5
