Marilou Rivera-ramos

Caribbean Inspirations: Patterns for the Stained Glass Hobbyist Marilou Rivera-ramos

Decorative arts is my passion. Create comfortable spaces for the enjoyment and admiration to whom observe, it?s for me indispensable. I studied Interior Design and worked as a Graphic Artist in my own studio through 15 years. In the last years I was taking Museum courses in the University of Puerto Rico and in the Museum and Humanistic Studies of the Turabo University. Creativity is my goal and I understand that it?s a must to use this to create decorative pieces with illumination using stained glass. I took a Stained Glass course in the Arts and Crafts Workshop of the University of Puerto Rico and began to design using stained glass as a focal point. I joined my passion for the arts and the stained glass technique to create unique pieces that were decorative and functional. Use stained glass from another perspective is my challenge. I discovered the Arts and Crafts Movement and immediately identified myself with this style. Their distinctive characteristics are simple design, good materials and well done work, because of this, is no wondering that is a fundamental element in interior design until today. I studied the development of the Arts and Crafts Movement and I think that it?s a style where many crafts artists and industrial designers can identify and work to contribute for the history of modern furniture and decorative arts in Puerto Rico. I exhort to observe, support and wonder with the work of the crafts artists that today contribute with their work for the enjoyment of the art lovers and collectors. This book is a compilation of my first projects patterns as an artisan. Hope you enjoy the Caribbean Inspirations of my Puerto Rican Culture.