A professional graphic designer who uses her background in art history and restoration to create everyday objects you can enjoy in your home or as wearable art. It's a joy to bring the best art and design of ages past into everyday life, plus invitations and DIY party projects. If you don't already share my love for artists and illustrators such as Alphonse Mucha, Edmund Dulac, Beatrix Potter, Carl Larsson and John Tenniel, perhaps you'll discover a new enthusiasm.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Alphonse Mucha Ivy Art Nouveau Square Button Pin



Alphonse Mucha Ivy Art Nouveau Square Button Pin from Zazzle.com

Alphonse Mucha's Le Lierre (Ivy), 1901

Le Lierre (Ivy), 1901 by Alphonse Mucha

A marvelous palette of soft greens, dusty lilac and mahogany brown.  I love the graceful swags of ivy looped through her hair.

Like its companion piece Le Laurier (Laurel), the wonderful trompe-l'oeil effect gives this  work an earthy, garden feel and a tactile appeal. You want to actually reach out and feel the texture of the tile mosaics. The Arts and Crafts Movement influence is stronger and the palette more restrained in these two pieces than in most of Mucha's other works, yet that lyrical Mucha magic is as potent as ever.

I just love these buttons because they're a fun and inexpensive way to change up and bring some "wow factor" to an outfit. Pin it on a tote bag or hat, or use to secure a vintage hankie or scarf to your purse strap or belt. The possibilities are endless!

The round version or this button is also available in my gallery's Art Nouveau Collection, along with matching note cards, stickers, postage stamps and more.
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