| Cat Hair Studios is celebrating it's 5th year! What began as an simple experiment with a new digital camera one fine spring day, has grown into a very satisfying and growing artistic experience. After many years as a graphic designer and general "crafter", I began to look for a project that would combine my professional skills with my interest in crafts and growing interest in vintage ceramic tiles. Today Cat Hair Studios offers note cards and home and office decor items. Please take a few minutes and check out my site, if you have any questions about anything you see on the site please e-mail me. If you have any questions about how to place an order please contact me and I will help your through the process. About the Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts Style: At the end of the 19th Century, stylized natural forms were designed by prominent decorative artists for tile, wallpaper, book covers, ceramics, jewelry, fabrics, metalwork and furniture. Between 1890 and 1910 two new major design styles were enthusiastically embraced: Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts. Both styles had evolved from an renewed interest in the applied arts through out Europe and the United States. Although both styles were short lived, they made a lasting contribution to decorative arts due to their underlying strength of art and design which gave the style an ability to move people with their elegance, sophistication and timeless qualities. Both styles have enjoyed a resurgence which began around the middle of the 20th Century. Cat Hair Studios is pleased to play a small roll in continuing the legacy of the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau styles by recreating motifs by 21st Century. Cat Hair Studios encourages you to bring a part of the past into your world today. Site design by Susan Weller - Copyright 2005 Susan Weller. All rights reserved. |