“The Thousand Quilt” by Elizabeth Shippen Green | Style Imitating Art

It is that time again when we present the artwork for the next SIA challenge. It was Terri’s turn to choose and she picked a wonderfully colorful pen and ink illustration that spoke to her on a few different levels.

About Style Imitating Art

Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Terri of Meadow Tree Style, and Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the presenter by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the presenter will share all of the submissions on her blog.

You don’t have to be a blogger to join either! In fact, you don’t even have to join but you can still use the art to inspire an outfit just for the sake of trying something different. If you want to share your inspired outfit, we invite you do so on Instagram or any other social media platform that you prefer. Just be sure to tag SalazarTerri, and Shelbee or use #TeamLOTSStyle and #StyleImitatingArt so the hosts know you have joined. Go have some fun in your closets and join the SIA challenge next week!

This Week’s Presenter

Terri chose this work because she “was drawn to the mother/daughter theme with its handing down of the fiber arts from generation to generation.” Elizabeth Shippen Green was an American illustrator born on September 1, 1871, to a well-connected Philadelphia family. She was an ambitious student at the Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts where she studied under Thomas Eakins, Thomas Anschultz, and Robert Vonnoh. She was also a member of the Red Rose Girls which was a group of female artists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the early 1900s whose success as professional artists made them role models for future generations of female creatives. Be sure to visit Terri’s post for additional details.

The Artwork
The Thousand Quilt by Elizabeth Shippen Green
“The Thousand Quilt”, Pen and Ink, 1900

There are so many beautiful colors and patterns to work with in this illustration. The quilt is so gorgeous with its thousand pieces of bright hues against black. I see inspiration in the mother’s lovely white gown and the daughter’s bold red dress. I am drawn to the green of the wallpaper, the floral on the glass lamp shade, and the red wallpaper pattern visible through the doorway. I don’t have any idea which direction I will go with this one, but I am excited to begin the brainstorming process!

If you want to be featured with your art inspired outfit in Terri’s review post on March 9, 2022, be sure to submit your photos to her at meadowtreestyle@gmail.com by 10:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. 

Happy styling! 

Keeping it on the edge, 

Shelbee

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