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Award-Winning Fiber-Artist & Designer

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high quality hand-crafted
American-made items

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We are excited
to announce the "soft" opening, December 27,
2007, of
Wild Orchid,
a fine ladies apparel boutique featuring Linda's
hand-painted silks and other quality fabrics in
her own designs and all made locally.
Linda is an award-winning fiber artist and
designer with many happy customers wearing her
apparel which she and her husband have been
selling at juried Art and Fine Crafts fairs
around Florida and NYC.
Part of a growing American Contemporary Arts and
Crafts movement which seeks to offer high
quality hand-crafted American-made items, Wild
Orchid will carry selected pieces by other
wearable artists, including jewelry and
accessories to complement Linda's designs. Trunk
shows will be held to feature these artists.
Wild
Orchid
335 W. Venice Ave.
Venice, FL 34285
941 485 7200
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About:
Linda Tilson Art to Wear
Linda began hand-sewing her doll clothes by age 7,
machine sewing at 9, and making her own and other's
clothing by junior high school. She began her
professional life with a degree in Clothing and Textile
Design from Texas Tech. University. Since then she has
followed her talents and creative ideas through many
endeavors including product design (she holds several
patents), Textile Design (many of her designs have been
commercially printed onto fabrics and paper products,)
clothing design (she owned and operated a small
sportswear factory and her designs have been sold
internationally) and presently fiber artist/silk painter
and designer of her one-of-a-kind wearable art.
Her blend of professional abilities from fabric creation
through design, pattern making and production of the
finished product gives her apparel a unique stamp.
For the past several years she and her husband, Morton
Chalfy, have produced her garments and sold them at
juried Art and Fine Craft Shows around Florida and New
York. They are regularly invited to the Fine Craft Shows
at Lincoln Center in NYC.
Thanks for your interest in
Linda Tilson Art to Wear.
We will be adding extra features over the next few
months, (in planning an online store, too!) so come back
regularly. You can contact us at:
lmtilson@comcast.net |

Linda
Tilson's
Art
to Wear
941-485-7200
335 W. Venice Ave.
Venice, FL 34285

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