Suzi Click
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ARTIST’S STATEMENT:
As an artist I have always been influenced by tribal cultures – their costumes, their fabrics and especially their use of embellishment and mixing different elements together. I have always been fascinated by their complexity and symbolic meanings.
I am also inspired by the silhouettes of the 1920’s and Paul Poiret’s designs. His Asian influence is also mine.
Travel is another inspiration and after trips to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Egypt, India, Mexico including Yucatan, Chiapas and Oaxaca and now Morocco I am collecting some great fabrics and trims and ideas for my work.
Combining unique embellished fabrics with vintage borders from saris or vintage kimono obi fabrics and feathers or beads in 20’s silhouettes and mixing fabrics and trims from different cultures together in the same design is my artistic contribution to the adornment of women who appreciate their unique quality. For me the mix is the message.
Background:
I was always interested in fashion from an early age watching my grandmother sew clothes on her old pedal Singer machine. I made doll clothes on a toy machine as a little girl then started making my own clothes in the 8th grade with a power machine. I wrote the fashion articles for the high school newspaper and received a master’s degree in clothing and textiles from Texas Tech University.
I worked as a junior sportswear and jeanswear designer in the industry for many companies for 30 years until starting to design with my own unique vision in 2001.
My scarves, shawls, jackets, blouses and treasure bags are sold in high end specialty boutiques across the country and in London and Toronto.To purchase call: 310-991-7144 or e-mail gabrielle.artistsstudio.pvac@gmail.com
