Flowering Cactus Charles Rennie Mackintosh |
COUNTED CROSS STITCH PATTERN/GRAPH
a founding member of the Glasgow School Artist
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Its finished size is 10 inches (140 stitches) by 14 inches (196 stitches)
Designed for 14 Count Fabric and DMC Cotton Floss
You can stitch the background or you can use a dark solid cloth and create a raised effect.
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh 1868 –1928 was a Scottish architect, designer, watercolorist and sculptor. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and also the main exponent of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. He had a considerable influence on European design. He was born in Glasgow and he died in London.
Art Nouveau is an international movement and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that peaked in popularity at the turn of the 20th century (1890–1905). The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art". It is also known as Jugendstil, German for "youth style", named after the magazine Jugend, which promoted it, and in Italy, Stile Liberty from the department store in London, Liberty & Co., which popularized the style. A reaction to academic art of the 19th century, it is characterized by organic, especially floral and other plant-inspired motifs, as well as highly stylized, flowing curvilinear forms. Art Nouveau is an approach to design according to which artists should work on everything from architecture to furniture, making art part of everyday life.
Among the most prominent definers of the Glasgow School loose collective were The Four: the painter and glass artist Margaret MacDonald, acclaimed architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh (MacDonald's husband), MacDonald's sister Frances, and Herbert MacNair. Cumulatively, The Four defined the Glasgow Style (a syncretistic blend of Celtic and Japanese art), which found favor throughout the modern art world of continental Europe. The Four, ultimately made a great impact on the definition of Art Nouveau.