An important aspect of my relationship with the artisans I represent and work with has been product development. Sometimes it's a matter of fine-tuning and refining an an artistic idea and sometimes it's a question of suggesting better quality control. I've been working pretty closely on style development with Ivette Urbaez, who produces distinctive silkscreen designs on women's and men's apparel.
Born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Ivette hails from a family of artists and craftspeople. Her "screens" have a Latin flavor with her own unique twist. Her major themes include bold red roses printed on black or silver roses on navy or for an edgier look, black on black. Another rose motif she uses is steel gray roses with thorns. It's "Carmen" taken to a whole other level.
Ivette embraces NYC and pays homage to her urban home by splashing fire escapes over dresses and t-shirts. In this high rise city she also prints subway escalator scenes on shirts and tunics. Another motif she prints on hoodies, dresses and scarves is an intertwined mess of cables - Ivette's work definitely epitomizes Urban Folk Art.
I'm attempting to chase the January Blues with a special sale of her apparel Saturday, January 23 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm at Gumbo, a shop in downtown Brooklyn. The address is 493 Atlantic Avenue, bet. Nevins and Third Avenue. Ivette will be on hand to introduce her new and very hot lingerie - lacy tap pants and camisoles - perfect for Valentine's Day gifts.
Check out her web site at http://www.ivetteurbaez.com/ There's also images on my site http://www.steviesartisans.com/
Born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Ivette hails from a family of artists and craftspeople. Her "screens" have a Latin flavor with her own unique twist. Her major themes include bold red roses printed on black or silver roses on navy or for an edgier look, black on black. Another rose motif she uses is steel gray roses with thorns. It's "Carmen" taken to a whole other level.
Ivette embraces NYC and pays homage to her urban home by splashing fire escapes over dresses and t-shirts. In this high rise city she also prints subway escalator scenes on shirts and tunics. Another motif she prints on hoodies, dresses and scarves is an intertwined mess of cables - Ivette's work definitely epitomizes Urban Folk Art.
I'm attempting to chase the January Blues with a special sale of her apparel Saturday, January 23 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm at Gumbo, a shop in downtown Brooklyn. The address is 493 Atlantic Avenue, bet. Nevins and Third Avenue. Ivette will be on hand to introduce her new and very hot lingerie - lacy tap pants and camisoles - perfect for Valentine's Day gifts.
Check out her web site at http://www.ivetteurbaez.com/ There's also images on my site http://www.steviesartisans.com/
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