Blue Wallpaper Biography
Source(google.com.pk)In My Orchard is a lovely last romantic idyll of rural English life even as it was vanishing on the eve of the Great Depression. Voysey is still seeing with the eyes of his preferred childhood and ready to vanish into that looking glass world. In shades of mottled greens, creams, browns, blue and red this optimisticly youthful pattern will brighten up any room.
It is not entirely clear why Voysey named this design Iolanthe other than the suggestion of waving watery wetland leaves that served as the place to which Iolanthe, the lead fairy character from the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta of the same name was exiled. Unlike the fairies of the operetta, the wallpaper Iolanthe is quite graceful. In shades of mottled blues, greens and yellows the fill and frieze make an elegant statement to almost any room. They may be used as a complementary set or separately as either fill or frieze. When used separately the frieze may be scaled to your requirements.
The Isis fill paper and coordinating frieze is an early exuberant example of Voysey’s mastery of pattern design. It is from his large-scale early 1890’s output and both the fill paper and the frieze may be used independently of each other. The frieze is more demonstrably graphic and makes a clear enough statement to be used above a painted or paneled wall. The fill paper is grand though subtle when used alone and the ideal complement to the frieze when somewhat more opulence is desired. The choice of the name for this fill and frieze set is unclear but it may be speculated that Voysey had the poem Prothalamion by Edward Spencer in mind for a description of that part of the Thames still traditionally called the Isis in Oxford. In the poem the river is idyllically described.
The Isis fill is 21” wide with a 21.067” vertical repeat. The Isis frieze is 24” tall with a 16.62 horizontal repeat when used with the fill paper. The frieze may also be trimmed at various places to use only sections of the design when combining with the fill. When not used with the fill the frieze is scalable.
Love in a Mist" is a simple sweet design drawn late in Voysey's career. The plant is loved by many gardeners for its silvery grey green leaves with touches of red as it matures and of course the soft blue flowers "floating" in the mist. This pattern is a perfect way to bring the late spring or early summer garden indoors all year long. It is a perfect paper for a bedroom or any room desiring a retiring design.
This design was sold as both a wallpaper and textile pattern. The central figure of the owl is being “mobbed” by the surrounding birds. Mobbing is the action taken by smaller birds when a predator enters their space. Sort of like what happens in politics with two distinct political parties, but I digress. This soft mottled paper is a bird watcher’s delight. In muted shades of green, browns, red, and cream this paper would be appropriate for almost any room.
A rich and heady interpretation of stylized flowers and foliage. This Art Nouveau design glories in nature's abundance. Muted tones of green, yellow and red combine to create this lush organic whole.
This design is an adaptation of a pattern drawn for wallpaper and fabric. The colors are based on a more American color palette and harmonize well with oak furniture of a more robust structure and darker finish.
Oak Ledge" is a Morris style document reproduced from a client's sample. The two color ways are shades of grey green, or shades of butterscotch. The pattern is 21" wide with a 38 5/8" self matched repeat. A single 6-yard roll is approximately 30 square feet. Rolls are shipped on multi roll bolts and are untrimmed.
Poppies" was first produced as a printed textile and most famously as a silk bed cover. The lustrous shades of midnight blue and orange with highlights of gold and grey green make for a rich pattern indeed. Appropriate for any room in which one would want to drift away.
Soft pale purple birds in gently diagonal foliage with yellow fruit. This is classic Voysey from around the turn of the Twentieth Century. Originally produced as a textile this pattern is somewhat Art Nouveau in appearance, however it was in production and extremely popular well after Art Nouveau was in eclipse. This is a digitally produced paper and is 21" wide with a 19.553" vertical self-matching repeat.
Flat pattern reduced to a sophisticated simplicity, "Rook and Holly" was selected by Voysey for his own children's room. Three rather expectant black birds in a winter bare tree combined with holly sprigs ... a gift for any room!
This simple repeating pattern drawn late in Voysey's career was originally produced as a textile. It may be colored many different ways to hamonize with any interior.
If you are fond of morning glories, big morning glories, this is your pattern. If however you are of a timid nature, please do not fear this design because it is digitally produced and consequently scaleable. Howard Van Doren Shaw chose "The Saladin". Who is he? He would have been Chicago's better-known architect but for Frank Lloyd Wright. Shaw chose it for his own home, Ragdale, in Lake Forest. He was a Voysey admirer and imported British pattern for some of his projects. Voysey in the mid-west, …. in American Arts and Crafts houses, … see, …it does work! Be brave and try "The Saladin", full scale or reduced it is a very peaceful palette of greens and blues with pale yellow and red highlights. This design can be used in almost any room. Really! The Saladin is 21" wide by 14.833 in its original document scale and is self-matching.
This 1891 design of gulls on a rolling sea conjures the sounds of the surf, shore birds, and bracing salt spray off the ocean. The pattern was originally produced as both a woven textile and wallpaper and is available today as paper and printed fabric.
First produced as a woven fabric in 1891 this pattern by CFA Voysey is now available as wallpaper and printed textile. Gulls both afloat and perched on small islands with assorted foliage and pomegranates give a nautical flair to this robust early Voysey design.
Designed in 1901 by CFA Voysey and named for the type of small boat, "The Shallop" is a sublimely peaceful pattern that all lovers of the sea can instantly relate to. The salt fog, rocking gulls and solitary islands in tones of muted blue-grey greens all combine to suggest a peaceful journey through an uncomplicated world. "The Shallop" is a seaside vacation for your walls.
"The Shallop" is 21" wide with a 10.543" self-matching vertical repeat. We will be offering this pattern as a printed fabric in the near future.
The Solanum is a soft and gently undulating rendering of stylized nightshade. In tones of peach, greens, and ochre this pattern would be lovely in bedrooms or any room where gentle repeating color is desired.
Though the colors in this pattern may suggest late autumn the blackbird and her nestlings speak of the spring to come. The undulating swirl of the branches and the contented squirrel suggest a peaceful woodland kingdom.
Squirrel and Blackbird is 21” wide with a 26.597” vertical self matching repeat
A trailing vine pattern with squirrels and birds in soft pastel shades on a robin's egg blue ground. This design is stylistically reminiscent of hand painted chinese papers. The paper was originally intended to be hung with 12" of plain ground between each strip.
"Squirrel and Vine" is 21" wide with a 20.3" vertical repeat.
In "The Squire's Garden", CFA Voysey evokes the serene dreams of a peaceful pleasure garden from an all but vanished past. Peacocks strut amid potted oranges, dovecotes and rose covered trellises in this pattern from 1896. The soft colors and gentle structured formality ideally suite this design to hallways and dining rooms, or wherever a dignified atmosphere is desired.
This sophisticated yet subtle Morris style pattern owes its inspiration to the great foliage drawings of the 17th century. It is available as both line drawing, harkening back to its origins, and as 19th century tone on tone. Sunflower and Grape may be printed in any two colors as well as our own colorways.
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"Sunflower and Grape" is 21" wide with an 18.993" vertical self-matching repeat.
This is a fairly early and somewhat atypical design for Voysey. It is open to all sorts of entertaining interpretations however the least confrontational would have to be Voysey's inherited view of a benevolent God and a complete rejection in a belief of Hell and any of its representatives. On a more confrontational note interpretations may include opposing political party representatives, family members, liberal and conservative religious factions and polar opposites of your choice. The pattern has been interpreted in soft colors of cream and blue with highlights of gold and red. Appropriate for conservative and libertine interiors alike.
"Temptation" is 21" wide with a 21.14" self matching vertical repeat.
The Tokio is a very early pattern and is a rare and very successful exploration into Art Nouveau a style Voysey later reviled as unhealthy. The design is composed of large poppies in shades of pink with soft green leaves. These close color harmonies create a subtle overall wall texture that is both rich and pleasing to the eye. The pattern works very well with natural and painted woodwork.
The Tokio is 21” wide with a 20.867” vertical self-matching repeat.
The Three Men of Gotham was first seen in the premier issue of The Studio Magazine in 1893. The narrative of the image refers to an incident of three wise men pretending madness to prevent King John from having a right of way through their village in Nottinghamshire. This was originally produced as printed velvet in very much darker and more somber colors. Our slightly updated palette makes this great design appropriate for library or study or any room looking for a nautical theme.
Voysey designed this pattern in celebration of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. It is a robust and highly colorful interpretation of gothic tradition filtered though an arts and crafts period eye. The Tudor Rose, the shamrock and the thistle, symbolizing England, Ireland and Scotland unified under the crown of monarchy 1837-1897, was a strong Voysey family sentiment. The Reverend Charles Voysey had this paper in his entry hall at Annesley Lodge. The younger Voysey designed the house in 1895 for his father. This pattern is a must for all those looking to make a grand gesture. You will not “not be amused.”
Luxuriant green leaves and deep purple grapes under the watchful eyes of rich golden birds suggests the abundance of harvest and good times to come. This pattern pairs well with oak, mahogany or other substantial natural woodwork. It will also look elegant against richer tones of painted trim. Vineyard and Bird would be an excellent choice in dining rooms as well as the stylish wine cavern under your château.
Whoot" is a seductively mystical and playful pattern of owls and owlets with foliage and nest. Classically colored with Voysey's mastery of the blue-green palette, this design will ennoble any room or wizard's lair. "Whoot" is 21" wide with a 33.25" self matched repeat. A single 6-yard roll is approximately 30 square feet. Rolls are shipped on multi roll bolts and are untrimmed.
This all over "mille fleur" pattern in soft shades of green with yellow, red, peach, purple, and blue highlights offers a delightful recollection of a walk in a wildflower wood. If you have not had that experience you should know that wildflower woods of this kind are only to be seen in England and only after extraordinary amounts of laborious cultivation by staffs of gardeners, most of whom are dead or so old as to barely remember what the wood looked like in its prime before it went rank. This pattern is not for them. It is for those of you who have never had an intimate experience with a rhizome and are not contemplating one or, for that matter, care what a rhizome is.
This design was also produced as a machine made carpet by the firm of Tomkinson and Adam that produced many of Voysey's patterns.
This strong geometric design in shades of grays, greens, yellow and blues is a classic example of a simple pleasing foliage pattern. Voysey is at his professional best as opposed to his childlike best when creating this kind of repeating pattern. This is a large design that would be very pleasing in almost any room where muted color and robust design is desired. "The Wykehamist" was so successful a pattern that Tomkinson and Adam, the premier source for Voysey's machine made carpets, translated it to carpet design.
Whether you're searching for a childhood lost or a childhood yet to come, Voysey's realization of this classic nursery rhyme is an elegant and engaging design. Set in delicate shades of blue, green and yellows all the characters of the story are present. As the grown-up world grows ever darker you can still escape to the day nursery with this truly lovely and sophisticated view of childhood.
This pattern was first produced as a nursery fabric, with the rat expurgated, and is now reproduced with Voysey's original intent fully realized. It is drawn with the artist's unique childlike eye and appeals to both children and sophisticated adults. The house is, not surprisingly, to Voysey's own architectural specifications.
An extremely rich and luxurious pattern of pink hydrangea and foliage. Butterfield was a prolific pattern designer selling to Liberty and Morton among others. His designs often suggest a fusion of Morris and Voysey's work. This pattern is also available as a textile through Wellspring Textiles.
This highly structured cat lover's pattern depicts a lovely cat sedately surveying it's prey of birds and rats. "I Love Little Pussy" is named for the famous nursery rhyme and may well have been intended for a child's room. However, it is well suited to any chamber where ordered repeating pattern in muted earth tones is desired.
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