Several of you (Emily, Mel) have sent me links to this artist, Liz Tran, over the last few weeks — thank you very much! Of course I love her work.
There's a nice article about the artist and her work here. I especially liked this bit:
She's even painted dresses she wanted but couldn't afford, like a red strapless taffeta number with giant white polka dots. "After I sold the painting, I bought the dress," says a victorious Tran.
Now that's a woman after my own heart. And I love the idea of trading a representation of a thing for the thing itself … imagine going up to a hot dog cart and trading a sketch of a hot dog for something warm and covered in mustard. It's just so intellectually satisfying!
Tran's art isn't terribly expensive — the biggest ones seem to run only about $700 — so if you have an art jones this would be a good away to satisfy it!
A Dress A Day 
There’s a bathroom in the Beverly Hills Hotel that has, in each stall, a sketch of a food-themed dress. I think you’d get a kick out of them! Of course, I don’t remember the artist or anything.
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I too love the idea of trading a representation of a thing for the actual thing. I wonder if anyone has done this more intentionally, artistically speaking.
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Looks like the perfect collaborator for the Secret Lives of Dresses book!
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Tran’s work is just wonderful and expressive! thanks for the link.
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charming and very original artwork! thanks for the link — it’s good of you to point out other artists.
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