Table Runner - Chemin du Printemps

DESCRIPTION

Sarah Espeute is a french Artist-Designer who appreciates and works on decorative elements as if they were sensitive pieces,Oeuvres sensibles.

The tablecloths are designed by Sarah and then hand embroidered by independent artists in Marseille who also share the love for embroidery. It is a small, local and caring production.

Chemin du Printemps, 1 lucane, 1 rose, 1 tulip, 4 blueberries, 1 daffodil, 1 grasshopper, 4 carnations, 1 ladybug.

Size: 40 x 250 cm.The embroidery is placed in the centre over a length of 140 cm

Antique linen and cotton hand embroidered with black cotton thread. The natural tone of the fabric can vary from ecru to cream.

Handmade in France

DETAILS

  • Sarah's tablecloth pieces, embroidered as trompe-l’oeil, recall poetic and convivial scenes of shared meals. Everyday familiar cherished stories and memories emanate from this imagery, inhabiting Sarah’s pieces with a timeless feeling. It is in this spirit of remembrance that Sarah carefully selects old linen and cotton fabrics to design authentic pieces, then modernised by a minimalist embroidery. She subtly magnifies the tablecloth, turning it into a sensitive and delicate piece recalling universal feelings, while maintaining its usual and practical function.
  • The fabrics are linen & cotton sheets collected from private individuals all over France. They are between 50 and 100 years old. Each sheet has a family history. They have been carefully selected and cleaned before being resized.

ABOUT the MAKER

Oeuvres Sensibles

Sarah Espeute is a french Artist-Designer who appreciates and works on decorative elements as if they were sensitive pieces, Oeuvres sensibles. The tablecloths are designed by Sarah and then hand embroidered by independent artists in Marseille who also share the love for embroidery. It is a small, local and caring production. Sarah's tablecloth pieces, embroidered as trompe-l’oeil, recall poetic and convivial scenes of shared meals. Everyday familiar cherished stories and memories emanate from this imagery, inhabiting Sarah’s pieces with a timeless feeling. It is in this spirit of remembrance that Sarah carefully selects old linen and cotton fabrics to design authentic pieces, then modernised by a minimalist embroidery. She subtly magnifies the tablecloth, turning it into a sensitive and delicate piece recalling universal feelings, while maintaining its usual and practical function. The fabrics are linen & cotton sheets collected from private individuals all over France. They are between 50 and 100 years old. Each sheet has a family history. They have been carefully selected and cleaned before being resized.

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