Cloth and Culture: Couture Creations of Ruth E. Funk [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Published by Panache Partners, LLC, Plano, Texas, 2009

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As new condition oversized (folio - over 12 inches tall) red boards with white front cover and spine lettering, contained in an as new condition color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Forward by Jack Lenor Larsen; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Glossary; Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts; Editor's Note; and About the Photographer. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Also includes a bound-into-the-volume matching red satin ribbon page marker. "Explore the exciting world of textiles with designer-adventurer Ruth E. Funk. Collecting handmade ethnic textiles gathered from her extensive international travels, scouring antique shops for vintage pieces and sourcing interesting materials from her interior design contacts, Ruth has become the ultimate "creator of cloth." She intuitively combines handwoven pieces, appliques, embroidery, braids, ribbons, fabric swatches and luxury silk panels of cross-cultural origin, transforming them into modern, eclectic art compositions. One small piece of cloth can become aesthetic inspiration for Ruth's couture jackets, coats, vests and jewelry. Each is born from a treasured piece of cloth to envelop a unified visual theme, a mood, a tone. Ruth's beautifully embellished collection exhibits a hybrid quality of patchwork design - a refined assemblage - displaying age-old techniques. Colorful, abstract and uninhibited, her fiber art designs are original and exude a dramatic flair reminiscent of theatrical costume, with a nod to personal adornment.Ruth's legacy is centered on creating visually engaging wearable art and handmade jewelry by recycling existing textiles made from time-honored ancestral techniques that have been lost and under-appreciated. Her remarkable body of work will be periodically showcased for future generations in the Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts on the Florida Institute of Technology campus in Melbourne, Florida." - From the inner front and rear jacket flaps. …

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Title
Cloth and Culture: Couture Creations of Ruth E. Funk [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]
Author
Funk, Ruth E.
Publisher
Panache Partners, LLC, Plano, Texas
Publication year
2009
Condition
As New
Dust jacket
As New
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Agostini, Dominic (photograhs)
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
1st Printing
Dimensions
Folio - over 12 - 15" tall

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