Jerusalem People Kitchen Towel

$20

A generously-sized kitchen towel in 100% cotton featuring the eclectic mix of people that give Jerusalem its special character. These figures were sketched by artist Sophie Walbeoffe as she painted on the streets of Jerusalem’s Old City. The tea towel is presented folded with a cardboard belly band .

Size: 46.5 x 80 cm/18 x 31 in

 

About the Artist: Sophie Walbeoffe

British artist Sophie Walbeoffe studied fine art at the Wimbledon School of Art. She then went on to the Central School of Art where her teacher, Cecil Collins, was inspired by Eastern spirituality. From this moment, Sophie adopted an impulsive way of working using both hands that she says ‘creates magic straight away’. For many years a resident of Kenya where her husband owns a camel farm, Sophie spent two and a half years in Jerusalem painting the sights and people of the city with her inimitable flair and eye for detail. She could often be found with her easel and brushes painting on the streets of the Old City, surrounded by a group of curious onlookers. Her subsequent exhibition of paintings from Jerusalem in the Osborne Gallery, London, was greeted with great acclaim.