unconventional clothing

FOR THE DARING AND ECO-MINDED WOMAN

FOR THE DARING AND ECO-MINDED WOMAN
COMING - FALL 2013

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

PIONEER

Lately, I've noticed the word "pioneer" being used to describe artists...
artists who explore,
who push for innovation,
who play cleverly,
and who create courageously
(Of course, this is my definition of what pioneer means).

When I talked to my husband about this "new" popular word, he added that to him it also means,
"to discover and create simultaneously"
...brilliant addition.

In the days when America was becoming a new nation, the cost of being a pioneer could be great, could even be your own life.
Now, what could be the cost of this new pioneer in society?

PIONEER

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Thoughts

I recently watched a movie that centred around blogging, and I realized that I don't really blog...not "really." So, I am going to try to have an - at the very least - loose regiment on posting my thoughts, ideas, fears, fun with creating MALVAR = STEWART pieces.

My very first entry is more about my philosophy and vision (I hope that if anyone reads this, you enjoy it!):

I love the 40’s and 50’s when people got up in the morning and “dressed up”…they were all like candy to the eye…if I look at old pictures from that era, everyone looks glamourous in a way, and not just the people in magazines or movie stars…now, the common American thinks that to have that glamour, you need to be model thin, beautiful, rich, etc…the look of classic glamour is not as accessible anymore and many fashions that are unique border on the “crafty” side (not to say that’s bad).

I would like my line to offer that glamour to the common person who wants that…to remind them that they don’t have to eat all the candy, rather to “be the candy” hehee (I am corny sometimes)

For the quality and work done here in the USA, I would like to keep it as “affordable” as possible.

My line will reflect the current times of concern about the environment, and concern about the lack of integrity that we see more commonly nowadays, in many cases because of the “time = money” philosophy.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

mmmmm


I have decided - in my simple little mind - that working should be like eating...
mmm, a tickling of the tastebuds, an adventure of aromas,
delight in the flavours of every bite...rich. enjoyed.
This is silk that I first shibori dyed in used tea bags and then redyed with rusty objects.

surface design

Experimenting with surface design...
gearing up for our Fall 2012


Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Nuno Felted Scarves for Spring!

These scarves are all nuno felted on beautiful crinkled silk gauze and silk chiffon.
Nuno felting is a technique in which wool fibres are fused onto a base fabric. During the felting process, the wool fibres migrate through the weave of the fabric, entangling, moving, and shrinking the fabric along with them (White, 2007).



It is difficult to capture the true beauty and texture of these scarves in photos!

vibrant...


refreshing...


Saturday, June 18, 2011

Spring Line



Our new shape and colours for Spring will be available


July 1

exclusively at

Fox Ridge Gallery