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art textiles, wearable art garments, surface design, embellishment, Pavelka, Paula Seifred O'Brien, Sunshine Coast, BC, Gibsons
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Detail of cuff and pocket of corduroy coat.
Wearable art coat
1985.

The cuffs, yoke, pockets and back vent of this heavy winter jacket were embellished with shadow embroidery panels and machine embroidery. All the little pieces were caught under silk organza (before fusibles), stitched in place then panel was applied to jacket during construction.

Stolen from Sechelt Art Centre in 1992.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Paula O'Brien is a figurative painter who lives in a colorful house in beautiful Gibsons, British Columbia and creates lively colorful paintings, exciting life drawings, innovative textiles, wearable art. She has retired her art name Pavelka which she used since 1974. Gibsons, BC is on the friendly Sunshine Coast in the Pacific Northwest.
All images copyrighted © Paula Seifred O'Brien 2008. All rights reserved.