Elsa - Elsa Schiaparelli

My interest in fashion design and the use of recycled fabrics, especially those of a vintage nature has led me to produce a series of textile works hand stitched and beaded. Elsa Schiaparelli was rival to Coco Chanel during the early 1900s. Elsa collaborated with leading artists such as Dali and Cocteau and produced outlandish designs indicating her interest in Surrealism. My response whilst stitching this portrait was to use fabrics from my personal collection dating back to the 1950s.

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Jeanette Giroud taught Art Education in Western Australia for more than 25 years.
During her time as a lecturer of Art History, her favourite topics were Poetry Propaganda, and Politics as well as Social Realism and Impressionism.
Van Gogh, Constable, and Turner have been the main inspiration for much of Jeanette's landscape paintings, whilst the poignant works of German Artist, Kaethe Kollwitz have inspired her major in Printmaking.
Jeanette's Master's in Art Education focussed on a thesis exploring Secondary Arts Teachers' Perceptions of Art Integration across the Curriculum.
After retirement from Education practice, she now works in a variety of visual art disciplines including, drawing, painting, printmaking, and textiles. Jeanette has been a past finalist in the Mandorla Art Prize, a semi-finalist in the Black Swan Portrait Prize, and other highly commended awards. Her work is held in both public and private collections.