Every Saturday I focus on a different artist that I admire. From potters to painters, chefs to collectors, seamstress to songwriters, lifestyle to lovers... anyone who set the paintbrush, pastry brush, hands and heart on fire to create.
Those who inspire art to flow where it may...
Kathe Fraga, artist, painter... creator of wonderful old fashion wallpapers.
"Kathe is now represented by Kaller Fine Arts, with locations in Washington, DC and New York City."
"Original paintings, wallpaper and greeting cards.
Photo Source and artwork details of Kathe Fraga
"Kathe Fraga creates her paintings with acrylic, ink, graphite, and plaster on canvas. Each painting is finished with lacquered look."
"Kathe’s art is inspired by the beauty and romance of old: vintage silky kimonos, hand-worked embroidery, lacquered little boxes, blocked wallpaper and panels from years ago, distressed with age, revealing a soft loveliness still…you’ll see layered colors peeking out behind one another—pinks, blues, lavender—speckles of gold, a wisp of glitter. Look for a small shy heart. A nestle of lovebirds. A French phrase. Each piece meant to be seen as part of a larger scene that’s been hidden away…until
now.
The influence of time spent by the artist living in the beautiful old cities of South America, Denmark, England, and France can be clearly felt."
Please email Kathe if you'd like to be on her mailing list."
Very pretty! Now I do get to Bainbridge Island on occasion and will have to check it out.
Posted by: Marilyn | 19 August 2012 at 05:34 AM
Kathe's art is ravishingly beautiful. People like her make me rue that I was unlucky enough not to inherit my family's art-gene (how I envy my cousin, who got mine as well as his own share!).
P.S. Any chance that Kathe's surname "Fraga" hails from the island of Flores in the Azores? Grandma's grandparents were Fragas from there -- as is Tom Hanks' maternal side, so I hear ;-)
Posted by: Kathie B | 19 August 2012 at 05:47 AM
She does such whimsical stuff, I like it a lot.
Posted by: Jenna | 19 August 2012 at 07:10 AM
I love your Saturday art saves, Corey - always so inspiring :))
Posted by: Karen@PasGrande-Chose | 19 August 2012 at 05:01 PM
Could you please ask her if she knows whether her Fraga ancestors are from the island of Flores in the Azores, as mine are?
Posted by: Kathie B | 19 August 2012 at 06:01 PM
I thought I recognized that name, I live on Bainbridge and have admired Cathy's paintings for many years.
A small world!
Posted by: Susan | 19 August 2012 at 06:50 PM
Thank you so much for including my paintings here on your beautiful blog--I'm honored! All the best, Kathe Fraga
Posted by: Kathefraga.wordpress.com | 19 August 2012 at 07:49 PM
Absolutely incredibly gorgeous art. I would dearly love to have a room where I would be surrounded by these designs and colors. A wonderful post.
Meg
Posted by: Meg Mitchell | 20 August 2012 at 02:49 PM