Pencil Me In ... slipcovers for You.

These are my sweet new shoes.  I was the highest bidder at a live auction to benefit NC UM Camp and Retreat Ministries.  Chelsea Masters hand painted the shoes and created them especially for the Sweet Dreams auction.  Chelsea is studying art & design at NC State University and has been custom designing shoes for several years.  

In celebration of Art to Wear’s 10th Anniversary, the first ever Design Showcase was added to make the event especially memorable.  Art to Wear is a collaborative show between NC States’s College of Design and College of Textiles Students.  The Design Showcase was an opportunity for students and alumni to showcase their products, services and causes.  I thought it would be fun to “dress” a chair for this fashion event.  Fabric for the slipcover is Kiwi Suzani from the Jackie Von Tobel Collection of print on demand fine cotton and linen fabrics. I shopped etsy and found a beautiful pair of Fownes gloves made in USA in the 1960’s from LenaLucia’s shop.  Also from etsy I found a hat from the 1980’s from FruFru4YouYou’s shop.  A portion of the sale of the hat goes to the Raymond Hudd Millinery Award for students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  A pair of my favorite shoes finished off the look.  For more info about Art To Wear, visit www.ncsuarttowear.com . 

What an awesome day of touring the NCSU College of Textiles with my longtime textile friend Debra McLendon.  There we met up with my sister Marilyn and my nieces, Stacey and Kari, who live in Chile.  My nieces were exploring college options while on summer break.