Hi Folks!
Anyone thinking of “flowers” has always thought of Holland, somehow, and in the cross stitch business, anyone thinking of flowers must be thinking of “
Thea Gouverneur”
Sassenheim is a nice, small town in Southern Holland, in the area of the famous Kagerplassen lakes, as well as a well-known flower bulb center and a reference point in this sector, both in the past and now. Today it is surrounded by fields and fields of colorful lilies, tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and gladioli. Thea was born and grown up right here, in the middle of well-ordered, endless rows of stalks, crowned by multi-colored petals and corollas: those flowers that she herself and her brothers used to harvest in the Summers of their childhood, for the export worldwide.
“
I think I was born with a passion for flowers”, she states in her website. “
My father was a bulb grower and exporter, as was my uncle, my mum’s brother. My father and my uncle first met on a ship to America, where they were going to sell flowers. Ever since I can remember, flowers have been part of my life. When I began to draw and later to stitch, it seemed natural to choose flowers as my inspiration”.
The designer’s hand, mainly when her/his subjects are natural elements, is evident and definitely makes the difference: that’s probably also the reason why the kits from
Thea Gouverneur are true works of art! The attention to details, the delicacy of color combinations and the tridimensionality of her designs are all distinctive marks of the kits manufactured by this Dutch artist, who – as some more famous names in our industry – has turned one of her childhood hobbies into a job that has made her renowned all over the world!
Today, her
collection of flowers and fruit includes over 300 kitsin a whole lot of taste and elegance, making them the right idea for any kind of decoration – both traditional and classical – while offering a number of creative ideas, for a stitched kit isn’t simply something nice to frame J It can be used for making particular cushions, or as a “starting point” for a special quilt, or to embellish a basket, too, as a “wishing well” present for someone we love, or even simply to paint a cloth with some stitches, representing those magical shades that nature blesses us periodically with, but that we love all the year round!
Through the years, of course, the projects from Thea Gouverneur – almost all coming in both versions with linen or aida – have started focusing on more and more subjects, too. Some of them are always directly inspired by nature and share the same painstaking attention to details, as it’s clear looking at these rich
Animal and
Puppy and Kitten CollectionsSome more are, instead, inspired by the great works of mankind, as well as by the epoch-making cultures that have made mankind evolve through the centuries, as it’s evident, for example,
in the collections dedicated to the greatest and most famous cities in the world and to
the cultures that have left their unforgettable sing in the history of mankind.
Always keeping an eye on the tradition of samplers and alphabets – still much “rooted” in The Netherlands and brilliantly preserved, as well as carefully handed down in this country - Thea has then created two collections that are clearly inspired by her fatherland and its customs and habits:
Alphabets & Samplers and
Dutch Designs. And, for something special for our little ones, throughout their lifetime
here’s the special collection called “New born”.
This amazing selection is completed by collections focusing on the most different subjects – from
sports,
to the most tempting delicatessen; from breath-taking skies and sunsets, to the most impressive galleons and sailing ships of the European history.
However, Thea Gouverneur doesn’t only mean evergreen kits and designs, standing out for their typical features… On the contrary, in the list of the many kit designers and manufacturers we have always been dealing with, this Dutch brand has been among the first ones to bet on the modernity of black, using this color as the basic color of the fabric included in their kits,
as you can see in these amazing kits. If possible, the dark color per excellence highlights even more the masterful designing ability of this artist, whom Casa Cenina is proud to be the official, reference online retailer for the European market!
Happy stitching and hear form us soon again
L'incanto della natura... dentro un'abile matita. (cimi24245) Date Added: 09/10/2013
Ho sempre pensato che i fiori, così come le farfalle, siano creature meravigliose, ma troppo fragili, perché hanno una vita effimera. Ma se si disegnano con lo stile, la bravura e il rispetto nel rimanere il più possibile fedeli all'immagine "dal vero", che Thea Gouverneur usa nelle sue creazioni, si dà sicuramente un senso al loro, pur breve, vivere. I suoi splendidi fiori ricamati diventano eterni, illuminati da una specie di luce segreta che questa Artista è capace di aggiungere alle forme ed ai colori. Questi ricami (siano essi quadri, splendidi cuscini, corolle carnose oppure impalpabili ali di farfalla), sono da vivere come un'esperienza nella Natura, non solo come immagini da guardare...ed ogni sua creazione diventa uno dei "posti" migliori dove rifugiarsi e sognare! Cinzia.
La créatrice par excellence... (MaBa22701) Date Added: 09/11/2013
Je suis fan de ses créations depuis mes tout début dans la broderie...ce qu'elle crée semble réel...quel bonheur de pouvoir donner vie à des fleurs sur la toile...
Je suis et resterai une grande fan de Théa Gouverneur...