This artisanal tri-colored shawl designed by Carol Cassidy honors traditional Laotian weaving techniques and helps sustain hundreds of Laotian silk-farming families.
I first came across Carol Cassidy's beautiful textiles years before founding VirtuArte. She designs and weaves in a lovely old French colonial mansion where there were hand-woven scarves, shawls, wall-hangings, and pillows on every surface, drawing me to touch and linger over their rich textures and patterns. My eyes were moving from item to item noticing colors and designs different from anything I had yet seen in my world travels. The moment I founded VirtuArte I contacted Carol and asked her to let me share her engrossing and beautiful work with the world.
Carol's story is an inspiration to me. She started her studio in Laos before the private sector even existed. She worked with local farmers to revive the silk industry in Laos and today the industry she rebuilt helps sustain the more than 500 families providing the artisanal silk yarn to her studio. Carol combines her experience with the techniques and traditions of the local Lao weavers she trains and employs, to create woven art and preserve the rich Lao textile tradition for future generations.
- Silk
- Color: Dark green, olive green and light olive green
- Length: 76 1/2 inches, Width: 21 1/2 inches
- One of a kind
- Dry Clean
- Handwoven in Laos
- Shipped from the US within 48 hours of purchase
Product SKU: CC-6505
