Preamble
On this blog spot there are posts that center on my “Wearable Art” (e.g. scarves, digital or analogue created fabric lengths etc.) For your convenience I have listed these posts below.
A Selection of My Scarves
Leaves Transformed: A New Collection of My Digitally Designed Fabrics
My New Silk Rayon Velvet Scarves@Purple Noon Art And Sculpture Gallery
My Fabric Lengths@QSDS
My Fabric Collection:"Oh, Oh Marilyn and Mona!"@Spoonflower
2013 Australian Craft Awards – Finalist
My Scarves@2014 Scarf Festival: "Urban Artscape" Pashminas
My New Scarves and Fabric Lengths
New Range of Silk Neckties - Karma and Akash
AIVA: My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
New Colorways For My 'Cultural Graffiti' Fabrics
Byzantine Glow: A New Collection of My Digitally Designed Fabrics
Wall Flower: A New Collection of My Digitally Designed Fabrics
Ink Fern - A New Collection of My Digitally Designed Fabrics
Celebratory Fireworks
My New Silk ArtCloth Scarves
New ‘Unique State’ Silk ArtCloth Scarves
UBIRR - My New Hand Dyed & Printed Fabric Design
Renaissance Man - My New Hand Dyed & Printed Fabric Design
Banksia - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
Ginkgo Love - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
Garden Delights I & II - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
Wallflower III - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
Rainforest Beauty - Collection My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
Spring & Autumn Flurry Collection - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
La Volute Collection - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
Urban Butterfly - My New Hand Printed Fabric Design
Acanthus Dream - My New Hand Printed Fabric Design
“Cascading Acanthus” - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed 'Rainforest Beauty' Pashmina Wraps Collection
My ArtCloth Tea Towels: A New Collection of Digitally Designed Products
Through the Land it Roared . . . ArtCloth Shawl
My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed ‘Urban Codes - Series 1’ Collection
Urban Moonlight - My Post Graffiti Doily
My New Hand Printed Fabric Design - "Morocco" ArtCloth
‘Vine Glow’
“Bush Banksia’s” Collection"
If you like any of my artworks in the above links, please email me at - Marie-Therese - for pricing and for other enquiries.
Introduction
The genus Banksia
There are 173 Banksia species, and all but one occurs naturally only in Australia. Banksias were named after Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) who in 1770 was the first European to collect specimens of these plants.
Where They Occur
South-Western Australia contains the greatest diversity of banksias, with 60 species recorded. They are also an important part of the flora of Australia's Eastern coast. Few banksias are found in the arid regions of Australia or in the rainforests of the Eastern coast.
There are no species that are common to Eastern and Western Australia except Tropical Banksia, Banksia dentata, which occurs across northern Australia, in Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya and the Aru Islands.
Banksia Flowers and Fruits
The flower heads are made up of hundreds (sometimes thousands) of tiny individual flowers grouped together in pairs. The color of the flower heads usually ranges from yellow to red. Many species flower during autumn and winter. The fruit of a banksia (called follicles) is hard and woody and are often grouped together to resemble cones (which they are not, since "true" cones are produced only by conifers). The fruits protect the seeds from foraging animals and from fire. In many species the fruits will not open until they have been burnt or completely dried out [1].
Heavy producers of nectar, the banksia is a vital part of the food chain in the Australian bush. They are an important food source for all sorts of nectarivorous animals, including birds, bats, rats, possums, stingless bees and a host of invertebrates. Furthermore, they are of economic importance to Australia's nursery and cut flower industries. However these plants are threatened by a number of processes including land clearing, frequent burning and disease, and a number of species are now rare and endangered [2].
“Bush Banksia’s” - Concept and Processes
My new, contemporary tea towel design collection, “Bush Banksia’s”, is based on one of Australia’s truly unique flowering native plant species, the Banksia. Inspired by the Australian bush, Australian artists such as Margaret Preston and writers/illustrators such as May Gibbs, brought their own fresh, truly unique aesthetic of the Banksia genus to the world. Here, banksia images have been created to capture a modern, timeless, and unique design aesthetic.
The “Bush Banksia’s” Collection comes in in two color ways - one featuring red accents, the second featuring green accents.
Using time-honored hand printing processes, natural white, pure linen tea towels were screen printed with muted background Banksia images. Metallic black banksia images were screen printed in the central section with smaller banksia’s screen printed in the accent color on the left and right. Branches of cascading ‘pods’ were overprinted with a black glaze on the left and right. The final layer of floating branches were overprinted in the accent color in the central section of the tea towel design. The accent colors give a strong visual contrast to the monochromatic base layers.
The “Bush Banksia’s” Tea Towel Collection can be designed using variations of the above color ways to create a truly unique and individual statement.
These uniquely crafted tea towels are perfect for lint free drying of dishes and add an individual and colorful statement to your kitchen decor. The tea towels measure 50 cm wide x 70 cm high and are screen printed onto natural white, eco-friendly, pure linen fabric. The hems are folded and topstitched, and a white hang tab is included on the back of the tea towel. The tea towels soften and become more absorbent with use.
If you would like to purchase or order any of my “Bush Banksia’s” Tea Towels please email me at - Marie-Therese - for pricing and any other information. They would make a lovely gift!
“Bush Banksia” Collection
Title and Description: “Bush Banksia Tea Towel Collection" in red, and green color ways (partial view).
Technique and Material: Screen printed employing glazes, transparent, opaque, and metallic pigments on pure linen.
Size: 50 cm wide x 70 cm high.
Title and Description: “Bush Banksia’s” Tea Towel Collection in red color way (full view).
Technique and Material: Screen printed employing glazes, transparent, opaque, and metallic pigments on pure linen.
Size: 50 cm wide x 70 cm high.
Title and Description: “Bush Banksia’s” Tea Towel Collection in green color way (full view).
Technique and Material: Screen printed employing glazes, transparent, opaque, and metallic pigments on pure linen..
Size: 50 cm wide x 70 cm high.
Title and Description: “Bush Banksia’s” Tea Towel Collection in red color way (detail view).
Title and Description: “Bush Banksia’s” Tea Towel Collection in green color way (detail view).
References:
[1] Based on an Australian National Botanic Gardens leaflet prepared by Rod Harvey in 1995 - see https://www.anbg.gov.au/banksia/index.html.
[2] Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia.
On this blog spot there are posts that center on my “Wearable Art” (e.g. scarves, digital or analogue created fabric lengths etc.) For your convenience I have listed these posts below.
A Selection of My Scarves
Leaves Transformed: A New Collection of My Digitally Designed Fabrics
My New Silk Rayon Velvet Scarves@Purple Noon Art And Sculpture Gallery
My Fabric Lengths@QSDS
My Fabric Collection:"Oh, Oh Marilyn and Mona!"@Spoonflower
2013 Australian Craft Awards – Finalist
My Scarves@2014 Scarf Festival: "Urban Artscape" Pashminas
My New Scarves and Fabric Lengths
New Range of Silk Neckties - Karma and Akash
AIVA: My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
New Colorways For My 'Cultural Graffiti' Fabrics
Byzantine Glow: A New Collection of My Digitally Designed Fabrics
Wall Flower: A New Collection of My Digitally Designed Fabrics
Ink Fern - A New Collection of My Digitally Designed Fabrics
Celebratory Fireworks
My New Silk ArtCloth Scarves
New ‘Unique State’ Silk ArtCloth Scarves
UBIRR - My New Hand Dyed & Printed Fabric Design
Renaissance Man - My New Hand Dyed & Printed Fabric Design
Banksia - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
Ginkgo Love - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
Garden Delights I & II - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
Wallflower III - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
Rainforest Beauty - Collection My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
Spring & Autumn Flurry Collection - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
La Volute Collection - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
Urban Butterfly - My New Hand Printed Fabric Design
Acanthus Dream - My New Hand Printed Fabric Design
“Cascading Acanthus” - My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed Fabric Design
My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed 'Rainforest Beauty' Pashmina Wraps Collection
My ArtCloth Tea Towels: A New Collection of Digitally Designed Products
Through the Land it Roared . . . ArtCloth Shawl
My New Hand Dyed and Hand Printed ‘Urban Codes - Series 1’ Collection
Urban Moonlight - My Post Graffiti Doily
My New Hand Printed Fabric Design - "Morocco" ArtCloth
‘Vine Glow’
“Bush Banksia’s” Collection"
If you like any of my artworks in the above links, please email me at - Marie-Therese - for pricing and for other enquiries.
Introduction
The genus Banksia
There are 173 Banksia species, and all but one occurs naturally only in Australia. Banksias were named after Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) who in 1770 was the first European to collect specimens of these plants.
Where They Occur
South-Western Australia contains the greatest diversity of banksias, with 60 species recorded. They are also an important part of the flora of Australia's Eastern coast. Few banksias are found in the arid regions of Australia or in the rainforests of the Eastern coast.
There are no species that are common to Eastern and Western Australia except Tropical Banksia, Banksia dentata, which occurs across northern Australia, in Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya and the Aru Islands.
Banksia Flowers and Fruits
The flower heads are made up of hundreds (sometimes thousands) of tiny individual flowers grouped together in pairs. The color of the flower heads usually ranges from yellow to red. Many species flower during autumn and winter. The fruit of a banksia (called follicles) is hard and woody and are often grouped together to resemble cones (which they are not, since "true" cones are produced only by conifers). The fruits protect the seeds from foraging animals and from fire. In many species the fruits will not open until they have been burnt or completely dried out [1].
Heavy producers of nectar, the banksia is a vital part of the food chain in the Australian bush. They are an important food source for all sorts of nectarivorous animals, including birds, bats, rats, possums, stingless bees and a host of invertebrates. Furthermore, they are of economic importance to Australia's nursery and cut flower industries. However these plants are threatened by a number of processes including land clearing, frequent burning and disease, and a number of species are now rare and endangered [2].
“Bush Banksia’s” - Concept and Processes
My new, contemporary tea towel design collection, “Bush Banksia’s”, is based on one of Australia’s truly unique flowering native plant species, the Banksia. Inspired by the Australian bush, Australian artists such as Margaret Preston and writers/illustrators such as May Gibbs, brought their own fresh, truly unique aesthetic of the Banksia genus to the world. Here, banksia images have been created to capture a modern, timeless, and unique design aesthetic.
The “Bush Banksia’s” Collection comes in in two color ways - one featuring red accents, the second featuring green accents.
Using time-honored hand printing processes, natural white, pure linen tea towels were screen printed with muted background Banksia images. Metallic black banksia images were screen printed in the central section with smaller banksia’s screen printed in the accent color on the left and right. Branches of cascading ‘pods’ were overprinted with a black glaze on the left and right. The final layer of floating branches were overprinted in the accent color in the central section of the tea towel design. The accent colors give a strong visual contrast to the monochromatic base layers.
The “Bush Banksia’s” Tea Towel Collection can be designed using variations of the above color ways to create a truly unique and individual statement.
These uniquely crafted tea towels are perfect for lint free drying of dishes and add an individual and colorful statement to your kitchen decor. The tea towels measure 50 cm wide x 70 cm high and are screen printed onto natural white, eco-friendly, pure linen fabric. The hems are folded and topstitched, and a white hang tab is included on the back of the tea towel. The tea towels soften and become more absorbent with use.
If you would like to purchase or order any of my “Bush Banksia’s” Tea Towels please email me at - Marie-Therese - for pricing and any other information. They would make a lovely gift!
“Bush Banksia” Collection
Technique and Material: Screen printed employing glazes, transparent, opaque, and metallic pigments on pure linen.
Size: 50 cm wide x 70 cm high.
Technique and Material: Screen printed employing glazes, transparent, opaque, and metallic pigments on pure linen.
Size: 50 cm wide x 70 cm high.
Technique and Material: Screen printed employing glazes, transparent, opaque, and metallic pigments on pure linen..
Size: 50 cm wide x 70 cm high.
References:
[1] Based on an Australian National Botanic Gardens leaflet prepared by Rod Harvey in 1995 - see https://www.anbg.gov.au/banksia/index.html.
[2] Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia.
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