Evelyn experiments with the hand-hooking technique, leading to a group of designs for area rugs that are produced in Japan. Unable to compete with large rug manufacturers, they produce smaller pieces for use as wall hangings, adding new designs over the years.
Evelyn designs and they produce their initial group of carved-wood bas-relief wall panels, the first of which is St. George and the Dragon. Jerome employs the multiple-spindle machine used in the furniture industry to rough out carvings that are hand finished.
California Design IV
Pasadena Art Museum,1958
California Design IV
1958
Pasadena Art Museum
Pasadena, CA
Evelyn designs an exterior mosaic mural, Sea, Land, and Sky, for a Louis Mazzeti office building on Victoria Street, Santa Barbara.
Experimenting with new materials, Evelyn explores the silk screen process and produces a series of designs on various materials, with Kites as her first design.
Jerome designs a colorful collection of porcelain-enameled metal wall sconces and candleholders.
California Design III
Pasadena Art Museum, 1957
California Design III
1957
Pasadena Art Museum
Pasadena, CA
California Design II
Pasadena Art Museum, 1956