Alhambra Lemons
Alhambra Lemons
ARTIST STATEMENT
The walls in Granada's Alhambra palace reveal themselves not to be beautifully painted tiles, but mosaics from minuscule bits of hand-tooled, glazed ceramics. I'm humbled by the beauty of the Alhambra interiors, and the artists' hours invested 800 years ago. To the geometric mosaics I added the arches of the Nasrid Lion Court (and the implied sound of the Fountain of Lions), and just-picked, fragrant lemons.
DETAILS + CARE
Large Wrap approximately 135 cm or 53 inches square
Medium Wrap approximately 100 cm or 39 inches square
Petite Scarf approximately 70 cm or 27 inches square
Designed by Melissa Hefferlin using relief printing, 2017
100% Silk Twill 16mm
Printed in China
Dry clean or carefully hand wash in cool water.
Lie flat to dry, away from the sun.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Serithea is brought to you by Melissa Hefferlin and Daud Akhriev.
We met pursuing an education at the historic Russian Academy of Fine Art in Saint Petersburg (the Soviet Union's "Leningrad" at that time) at the end of the Cold War. Melissa hailed from the mountains of Tennessee, Daud from the Caucasus Mountains of Southern Russia. A passion to make art brought us together from disparate parts of the globe, and for thirty years we have been (and continue to be) professional fine artists, dividing our time between Andalusia, Spain and Tennessee, USA. 2016 sent us a hunger to make art wearable.
Lovers of rugs, scarves and textiles of all kinds, Daud's family mourns beloved heirlooms lost in the wars after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Melissa's people include architects, quilters, seamstresses and women who lovingly pass down a pair of foreign earrings, a grandmother's Hermes scarf, a fine pair of brogues.
We, too, want to create heirlooms to be worn against the skin. We hope that your life and the lives of those you love are enriched by Serithea's offerings.
SHIPPING + RETURNS
We want our customers completely content and loyal for life. If you are not satisfied with your Serithea heirloom you may return it in perfect condition for a refund of your purchase price. Our scarves are carefully hand-packed before traveling to you via priority mail with a tracking number.
