Art Scarves Make Better Gifts Than Wall-Art
A painting hangs on one wall. A scarf goes everywhere she does.
I've been making tea-printed artwork since 2012. For years it only existed as paper. Now it exists as art scarves.
The process starts with tea. Not a metaphor, the actual leaves. I work the pigment into paper until an image appears that couldn't happen any other way. Then I print that image onto silk and silk-wool, in oversized scarves built to be worn, not framed.
The original paper piece doesn't survive the process. It goes into the print. So the scarf isn't a reproduction of the art. It is the art, in its only surviving form.
Every edition is small. Ten to twenty pieces, then it's gone.
Why a scarf outlasts a painting
A painting asks for wall space, good light, and someone standing still in front of it. An oversized scarf asks for nothing. It gets worn on a Tuesday, wrapped around a coat in November, draped over a chair when it's not needed. It shows up in more places, more often, than anything hanging in a frame.
Gift it to someone and you're not giving them one more thing to find room for. You're giving them a piece they can actually live in.
What comes with it
Every scarf ships with the original 4x6" tea print on paper, signed and dated by the artist. Two pieces of the same work, in two forms. One to wear, one to keep flat in a drawer or frame separately.
Hems are hand-rolled. The silk-wool runs 70% wool, 30% silk, warmer and heavier than the chiffon. Shipping is free on every U.S. order, no minimum.
For the person who already has enough paintings
If she collects art, she doesn't need another piece competing for wall space. She needs one that moves with her. That's the case for an art scarf as a gift: same origin, same edition scarcity, none of the upkeep.