The textiles made today are just too lovely to pass by. Some, I combine with vintage kimono remnants in cotton and silk, then embellish with beading or hand embroidery. Others go so wonderfully with vintage fabrics that I combine them. The results can be formal, funky, fun, bohemian and always quite lovely. I also do pillow portraits like the one below dedicated to Sam. Each pillow is one of a kind, individual work of art.
A styilized sun design from an antique cotton kimono, embroidered with the colors of the sun, flanked and backed with raw silk.
A rich French vintage brocade embellished with
delicate glass seed beads and handpainted tassels. Also available as a ringbearer's pillows.
Tender embroidered tendrils on a cream background with black stripes and small metallic squares. Made with antique kimono silk and luxurious black velvet.
Rich purple velvet surrounds a fragment of a
vintage kimono. The silk is over embroidered in filigrees in a range of blues. A regal looking beauty.
A lush tan velvet backs this fragment of a vintage cotton kimono, whose already striking design elements are enhanced by hand embroidery. I love the double helix
design on the right side!
A classic combination of new and old.
Beautiful florals in muted colors, backed with sage green vintage chenille and fringed with tan brush fringe.
This portrait pillow is dedicated to my father Sam Block. It is a mixed bag of techniques including colored pencil, embroidery, photo transfer and beading.
Beautifully detailed embroidery on a silk kimono fragment surrounded by soft and silky taupe velevet. A lovely color
palette of greys and taupes.
The best way to get the blues...this soft ,silky, sensual and snuggly blue velvet pillow features a
panel of ivory and green silk from a vintage
kimono. The panel is overembroidered in filigrees in all hues of blue.
