Colours of the Mediterranean
- Eva learned textile techniques in Japan
- She paints on silk and makes felt from carded wool and silk
- Her shop is inside the magnificent Estación del Norte
Eva Escamilla’s professional path has always been focused on textiles, first as a designer, and since 2006 as an artisan with her own workshop. A native of Valencia, a town where the tradition of silk is important, this material together with felt became her material of choice to create her colourful and pattern filled fabrics. Eva masters different techniques such as manual painting and printing, batik, felting, shibori and dyeing, and expresses herself through the shades of nature. It is an organic process for her as she doesn’t feel she chose the craft, but the other way around through a spiritual connection between her soul and hands. She deeply values the relationship with her clients, and for her something is “well made” when she sees their happy face after a purchase.
INTERVIEW
I hand paint on silk and Valencia has been included in the Unesco silk route since 2017; the industry for this fabric thrived here until the 18th century. At our traditional annual festival Las Fallas, all the costumes are made from silk.
Not only Valencia but my region, with its deep cultural traditions, its architecture, landscapes, and ceramics. The energy of the local “fiestas”, the colours and the elaborate and traditional costumes. When I design my pieces all of the above feed my imagination.
The creation of exclusive and unique hand painted silk pieces including scarves, shawls, fans, lamp screens or seamless items of clothing, all made with recycled silk and natural eco-friendly colours. The designs are my own or commissioned by the client.
As a child, I would visit the Estación del Norte as my father, grandfather and uncle all worked there, and I was always mesmerised by the colours of the tiles and mosaics adorning it. 30 years later it feels like a dream to be working here, inspired by those same colours and patterns.
1 EXPERIENCE
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