Wednesday 27 January 2010

Fantastical Beasts












A beautiful escape from reality, the imaginative depiction of Fantastic Beasts in French textiles. Beasts from fairy tales or myths & legends always capture our imaginations and remind us of thrilling tales told to us as children. Beauty & the Beast. Perhaps there is a bit of the Beast and some of the child in all of us, which is why we love these imaginative images so much.

5 comments:

  1. Absolutely Delicious here!
    Sandra Evertson

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  2. I am so glad you enjoyed your visit Sandra, thanks for the link on your blog, I have added yours here, a brilliant blog that I shall look forward to following. Lois x

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  3. Hello Lois,
    All I can say is WOW! Your fabrics are beautiful. I am a fiber mixed media artist and quilt historian living in Indiana USA. I love fabric and fabric history. Several years ago I aquired a piece of french toile that has two different scenes. I have been trying to do some research on it. What I have discovered is one scene deals with a Roman General who was disgraced and blinded. His name alludes me now, I need to go and get my notes. I would love to compare notes with you sometime. Anyway your blog is beautiful and I shall visit often. fiberartistrpl.blogspot.com Paulette L.

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  4. Hi Paulette, lovely to hear from you! I would be more than happy to have a look at pics of your toile, I love seeing different designs and researching these beautiful textile. I shall have a look at your site, and if you like, we can exchange email addresses and compare notes! x

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  5. I can see we share the same passion for fabrics.I love fabrics with fantastic beasts

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