Artist of the Week

ANNIE BOUQUET
painter and "cartonniere"

http://www.tapisseriedefrance.com/000100.divframe.us.htm

I discovered Annie work when i was trying to find a pattern for a nude needle point design. Once while living in Astoria i was taking a walk and stumbled upon the cutest little old school needle point shop sandwiched tightly between a Croatian travel agency and a Greek video and cable access hook up store.
i had driven past it many time but had i not been walking feet from its window i would have never noticed it.

in the cluttered window full of dated needle point materials and inspiration was a 18" x 24" pattern of a voluptuous dark hair woman top less from the waist up. it was a very 70's in style and color. the shop was sadly clothed or i would have instantly purchased it though i have never needle pointed in my life.
It was so out of character from the rest of the materials in the window and for this neighbor hood in fact. In Williamsburg the hipster would have happily made it the deity for its ironic nature. this goddess would be worshiped in windows all over hipster ville. But Astoria?
So some of Anne work remind me of that moment in time.
He site is difficult to navigate but its worth checking out some of her stuff . Especially the masters paintings .
http://www.tapisseriedefrance.com/000100.divframe.us.htm

damn this woman can work a needle.


Annie quotes:
Human beings have a natural desire to illuminate, to give forms to shadows.

We know arguments have been made before and will be made again for the superiority of work that is both utilitarian and beautiful.
Over that which is merely the last, and vice versa ?

Canvaswork is a neologism referring to needlework art on canvas. Today, people refers to canvaswork as "needlepoint", but this last is a north America idiomatic word not used in English language.