In een vorig leven gaf ik borduurles en deed dat met heel veel liefde voor het vak. Het grootste deel van de tijd ging op in cursussen maken, tekeningen ontwerpen, deze dan zelf borduren en tenslotte door de cursisten laten uitvoeren. Het programma behelsde alles wat ook maar te maken had met borduurwerk: alle klassieke maar daarnaast ook eigentijdse technieken en borduurwerk uit alle delen van de wereld. Het werk hieronder is een van de weinige werken die ik maakte enkel voor mijn eigen plezier. Ik heb me geïnspireerd op 'Palampore', Indische bedrukte doeken met vooral motieven van bloemen en de levensboom. Hert is uitgevoerd met zijde op zijden rips.
In a previous life I was a teacher of embroidery and did so with a lot of love. Most of my time was filled with making curricula, making drafts and executing them before they had to be carried out by the students. The program contained anything that was related to embroidery: classic techniques as well as contemporary, but also techniques from all over the world. The embroidery below is one of the few works I made just for my own pleasure. I was inspired by 'Palampore", Indian printed fabrics consisting of floral motifs and the tree of life. It is executed in silk on silken rip.
In a previous life I was a teacher of embroidery and did so with a lot of love. Most of my time was filled with making curricula, making drafts and executing them before they had to be carried out by the students. The program contained anything that was related to embroidery: classic techniques as well as contemporary, but also techniques from all over the world. The embroidery below is one of the few works I made just for my own pleasure. I was inspired by 'Palampore", Indian printed fabrics consisting of floral motifs and the tree of life. It is executed in silk on silken rip.
18 cm/36 cm
detail
Palampores waren een vast onderdeel van de achttiende-eeuwse chintzhandel naar Europa, waar ze werden gewaardeerd als wandkleden en bed- en tafelbekleding. Ze tonen meestal een centrale bloem- en fruitdragende serpentineboom die groeit vanuit een heuveltje met gestileerde pieken of rotsblokken. Palamporepatronen waren meestal zeer complex met een grote verscheidenheid aan planten, bloemen en dieren, waaronder pauwen, olifanten en paarden. Omdat een palampore met de hand werd gemaakt was elk ontwerp uniek.
Palampores were a regular feature of the eighteenth-century chintz trade to Europe, where they were prized as wall hangings and bed and table coverings. They typically show a central flower-and-fruit-bearing serpentine tree emerging from a hillock with stylized peaks or rocks. Palampore patterns were usually very complex and elaborate, depicting a wide variety of plants, flowers, and animals, including peacocks, elephants, and horses. Because a palampore was hand-created, each design is unique.
Palampores were a regular feature of the eighteenth-century chintz trade to Europe, where they were prized as wall hangings and bed and table coverings. They typically show a central flower-and-fruit-bearing serpentine tree emerging from a hillock with stylized peaks or rocks. Palampore patterns were usually very complex and elaborate, depicting a wide variety of plants, flowers, and animals, including peacocks, elephants, and horses. Because a palampore was hand-created, each design is unique.
Hieronder enkele voorbeelden van Indische palampores. Below some examples of Indian palampores.
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