A BLAST from my PAST...
Un Paravent : A Paravent is the French word for screen. A Screen is a piece of furniture , to separate two spaces . It consists of one or more parts, often wooden, and sometimes with a few pieces of fabric .
Before I came to Canada...this was one of my projects which I was working on...I sold them in Furniture stores and took commissions...they were starting to become popular again...especially with the larger homes on the Island (Mallorca/Spain)...room dividers meant one could set up cosy sitting areas...or use them outdoors by the pool for changing behind.
One lady bought one for her bedroom, as a peek-a-boo piece of furniture...
Below are a few of my sketch book pages where I kept my designs...you thought yesterday's post was different...this really IS v. different...but I loved working on these...and although on this computer I don't have any of the finished photos of products...I will one day dig them out...lets face it...it was over 12 years ago!
the above screen was my favourite...and I painted each tile to resemble a Spanish/Portuguese Azulecos.(blue and white tile traditional from that region)
If I was working on a commission...I would make these paper screens for the clients...
If I had more room here...I would make them again. Perhaps when my studio is finished...who knows.
I love browsing through old sketch books...of mine and others...so many memories,so many ideas executed and so many just waiting to be followed through.
Do you keep a sketch/idea book?
I'm off to ponder...thanks for stopping by.
HUGS
Char.x.
