Donna Bernstein
on
andWEARABLE Art
EQUINE Fashion
Scarves, Sun Stallions
with LA Sokolowski, the Original Equinista™
Equine fine artist Donna Bernstein has talent
and energy to spare, and the native New Yorker
is first to admit she prefers “doing 20 things at
once.” But the artist, sculptor, textile designer
and jewelry maker did whoa long enough to talk
horses, art and scarves with Elite Equestrian on
Thursday evening at the VIP Platinum Preview
for the third annual REVEAL International Contemporary
Art
Fair, sponsored
by Chubb and
Marsh Private
Client Services,
July 18-21, at the
Saratoga Springs
(NY) City Center.
No stranger to
the horse world,
‘Donna B’ and
her work can be
found on the
Longines Masters
tour, and her scarves were called the “ultimate Hamptons
accessory” by GuestofaGuest.com. In July, she
launched a design collaboration including totes and accessories
with Henry Dry Goods and Horse Network.
“It’s not horses that I paint. I paint the way horses make
me feel,” she says, and her scarves are the newest
expression of those feelings. “Horses are such dynamic
– not static – beings. That energy helps me create as I go
because I’m not always sure what will come out when I
start!”
Like the golden abstract landscape and proud prance in
her original painting, ‘Sun Stallion,’ which became the
art on her first scarf, a 35” x 35” 100% silk charmeuse
that is still among her bestsellers.
“Horses have always been a source of healing, energy
and life for me. I feel aligned with the ancient cave
paintings: minimalist, primal, intimate. I experience that
connection when I am with or paint horses. That pure
and intuitive sense of energy and life-affirming movement
is what I hope to share in my work.”
DonnaBernstein.com shares a colorful stable of choices,
from mini 20” x 20” squares to 16”x 60” scarves, with
prices starting at just $65. So which horse will you
choose to wrap around your dreams?
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