Vincent's Sunflowers tablemat

Description

Late summer always brings us sunny sunflowers, whose colors hint at the autumn season yet to come…

When our oldest son was in second grade, he truly enjoyed the art of Vincent Van Gogh. We were so delighted to learn of a Van Gogh exhibit that year at the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibit was incredible and a special experience for us to share. Although my son’s favorite sunflower painting was not present, I remember the joy of viewing several other Van Gogh sunflower paintings in person.

Vincent’s Sunflowers table mat is the first in a series of monthly Winding Vine Design original tablemats. The mat measures approximately 15 ½ inches by 20 inches including the tongues. It is made of hand-dyed wools and vintage army blanket hand sewn to a solid chocolate brown wool background and edged in hand-dyed perle cotton. The sunflower petals are not sewn down so as to add depth and movement. The mat is backed with a golden green flannel ticking and an antique blue ticking fabric tag that says:
sunflowers ~ marking time
following the sun
across the sky…
(c) pag / wvd 2008

It is created to celebrate the memory of our special visit to the Van Gogh exhibit many years ago and to anticipate the beautiful autumn season yet to come.

Added on Nov 04, 2009