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About Stephanie Gale, Design Artist, Beau Monde Organics (BMO)

Stephanie Gale is an amazing woman! She is similar to a multifaceted gem, dedicated, talented and beautiful - inside and out! She she has been an avid environmentalist and an advocate of social justice since about 10 years of age. Stephanie is also a talented graphic designer, product designer, surface design artist, sculptor, ceramicist, singer, educator, and a voice over artist. Not only is Gale the sole owner of Beau Monde Organics, she is also the creator and designer of the exclusive collection of art print luxury scarves at beaumondeorganics.com. 

Stephanie’s 'Signature Style' Beau Monde Organics scarves are truly unique, having the distinction of combining all the elements that are so dear to her heart:

 

Beauty, Quality, Art, 

Nature, Do No Harm, 

Philanthropy 

Local Woman-Owned Small Business

 

Beau Monde Organic scarves are reversible fashion scarves, the softest organic cotton is art-printed with original art designs by Los Angeles artist Stephanie Gale, inspired by Nature, Travel and World Culture. Her luxurious scarves and wraps are made of 100% GOTS-certified organic fabrics (even the thread), vegan & cruelty-free, non-toxic, biodegradable, low-water-printed, zero-waste production, made in USA. BMO’s organic cotton fashion accessories boast a philanthropic mission that gives back to causes and charities that support Beau Monde Organics' mission of promoting eco-conscious living and creating peaceful positive change in fashion and the world. Specifically, Beau Monde Organic's mission adheres to and engenders environmental protection & conservation, social justice & equality, as well as  ethical business practices that include doing no harm to people or planet.

 

Beyond that, Stephanie loves being in nature, enjoys gardening, visiting the ocean. She avidly loves ALL the arts. She is definitely a foodie; eating and cooking her way around the world with a curiosity about the people and the cultures that produce the delightful ethnic foods she loves. Taste-testing all  the best organic & fair trade chocolates, coffees and wines is also on the list, though not necessarily in that order.

 

What is special about a Beau Monde Organics scarf?

It's straightforward, when you look good, you feel good!

When you wear clothing that aligns with your values and what you believe in, it creates confidence, helps express who you are, and all of that combined makes you feel even more beautiful, and happy.

 

When you wear a Beau Monde Organics scarf, your look is enhanced and you feel... 

 

transformed, empowered, confident 

 

and you fall in love with how you look. 

The limited edition curated prints in the SYNERGY Collection are special and a fun way to stand out, get noticed and express your personal style. You'll feel great knowing you're supporting the causes, beliefs and values that align with the very heart and soul of your being.

 

Every Woman Deserves to Feel Blissfully Beautiful. 

Beau Monde Organics Blissfully Beautiful Scarves.

Launching Joyflower x Beau Monde Organics SYNERGY Collection

The Synergy Collection is a Celebration of Beau Monde Organics' Tenth Anniversary 

and a special collaboration between two contemporary textile artists. 

Shop the curated collection of Los Angeles Designer Stephanie Gale online 

via Joyflower Etsy Shop 

JOYFLOWER & BEAU MONDE ORGANICS - The Love Story Between Two Brands!

It was just about 10 years ago when I fell in love with with Stephanie Gale's Beau Monde Organics Eco Friendly brand. I admired the beauty of her designs, colors and patterns and resonated with her organic mission as an eco conscious designer on a mission of peaceful, positive change in fashion around the world. Stephanie was similarly enthralled with Joy's evocative, colorful silk paintings and wearable art accessories. 

Stephanie and I first met, literally by chance, through a contest held by one of Stephanie's colleagues. By the luck of the draw, so to speak, I became the winner of an original Beau Monde Organics art print cotton scarf. We quickly identified a shared passion to empower women all over the world  through beauty and style and that pretty much sealed our partnership. Over the course of the years we have alternatively leaned on one another, shared our goals and challenges and celebrated successes. We have always encouraged one another to reach for our dreams. 

Today I am pleased to present the Limited Edition SYNERGY Collection for sale in my "Joyflower" Etsy store.This curated selection of hand crafted scarves brings a special happiness into your life. Your purchases from the Synergy Collection support small businesses in Los Angeles California and Ashland Oregon. 

Enjoy the empowerment that comes from feeling beautiful with your personal style. Browse the exclusive selection of one of a kind hand painted 100% silk and organic cotton scarves and shawls. Scarves are the finishing touch to your outfit, choose the colors that you are attracted to and that best fits your personal style! Scarves are wearable art. Art is the language of the soul, which brings joy into your life! Embrace your beautiful style with an original hand made scarf or shawl.

Announcing - THE SYNERGY COLLECTION. - A Limited Edition Collection

We're pleased to announce our new partnership

JOYSILK x BEAU MONDE ORGANICS
SYNERGY COLLECTION

A Limited Edition Collection of 

Luxury Organic Art Scarves

Art is the Language of the Soul. Scarves are Wearable Art. 

Bring Joy into your Life and Embrace your Unique Beauty!

The partnership celebrates the 10th Anniversary of Beau Monde Organics! 
Also celebrating Stephanie and Joy's Long friendship and mutual beliefs including a shared desire to empower women with confidence and beauty. 

THE SYNERGY COLLECTION is a special collaboration between two contemporary textile artists. 
Stephanie Gale of Beau Monde Organics in Los Angeles, California presenting art-printed pure organic cotton scarves and wraps and Joy Light of Joy Hand Painted Silk and Joyflower with art to wear hand painted scarves and wraps. We are colleagues, mutual supporters and friends!

Stay tuned to Planet Joy for more about Stephanie and Joy's connection and please make sure to browse the 
SYNERGY COLLECTION

available online 

presented by Joyflower via Etsy

FOMO no mo'

Tomorrow is The Big Reveal
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Click here for to discover clever and fashion forward ways to wear scarves in Summer!

Something Beautiful is Coming.... Stay Tuned!

I hope you are following along, you will be pleasantly surprised with what we've got in store for you!
Stay tuned, it won't be long until we spill the beans! Good things take time! Thanks for your support!

Solstice Countdown to Something Special - Stay Tuned!!

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Wear Periwinkle - April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month

I'll bet you didn't know that April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month, did you? 

I've been working on a special project as a fundraiser for ECAware.org, the Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association to coincide with EC Awareness month in April. They commissioned me to create two different sizes of periwinkle silk shawls featuring the heartfelt saying "courage from deep within endures forever", "ecaware.org" and the organizations own logo. Now you can wear Periwinkle! 

Periwinkle Blue Dupioni Silk

ECAware.org is dedicated to helping patients, caregivers, survivors, family members and anyone at-risk for the disease. ECAA is run by tireless volunteers with a goal to create a community of survivors patients and caregivers that can provide support and information while also increasing awareness of the disease. 

Hand stenciled in silver and gold

The first limited edition collection of five supremely soft and sumptuous 36 inch square Raw Silk Scarves and five gorgeous petite Dupioni Shawls measuring 12 x 72 inches. Look for them online at ecaware.org.

Some of the scarves feature my logo!

2017 in Review

TGIF peeps, wow, it's already the First Friday of 2018! I'm moving my studio from Planet Joy in Ashland to a rural location just an hour north. I am excited to work in a clear open space and see what the muse brings to Miata Studios.

I want to share a few standout projects from 2017 to showcase the variety of projects that I have been able to create. First of all, thanks to my customers, I had stupendous clients in 2017! They came from many different avenues, some clients find me via Facebook, be they fans, friends or friends of friends, some of my clients are beloved repeat customers, some find my Etsy shop Joyflower. 

My first special project, was a referral from an esteemed fellow silk painter. This charmeuse shawl for was specially designed by the Mother of the Bride for a black tie wedding to be held at a game preserve in South Africa!

Click this link and scroll left and right to see the photos that inspired this bold shawls (photos by the mother of the bride) you'll see that I captured the essence of her dress and accessories. The shawl is customized with the couple's names and the date of the ceremony.

Another superb project came from a friend on Facebook. The request for a Celtic Dragon Sarong. from a fellow from Michigan. I enjoyed creating it from his vision, which was based on his own dragon tattoo. Celtic knots on both the short sides of the sarong to anchor the dragon into the multi-colored azure background. 

Click this link then scroll left and right to see a few photos of the custom sized ruana on Facebook.

I made another custom item for an Etsy client who requested custom sizing for a ruana for a cruise. The colors were opulent and she requested glittering gold details on the peacock feathers.

In late spring I embarked on a sizeable custom project for wonderful clients, a womens' group that I have been working with since they found me in 2013! Check out this short promotional video that highlights the process of making a special ritual object for the Kohenet instructors. 

I created 13 customized ruanas for the Kohenet initiates. This is an all consuming project where I set aside special time in my studio to create the ritual garments for their initiation ceremony. In 2017 I was honored by the Kohenet Institute's adoption and renaming of my (modified) ruana as their official ritual garment. While it is still a ruana, it is now known as a Kanfot in this woman's group. The supersized ruana in the video above is their Kanfot Rabbot and will be used to wrap the Torah and in ceremonies. Follow this link to see more blog posts featuring Kohenet. 

A commissioned silk shawl for a special gift for mother's 80th birthday came from another repeat customer. It was co-designed by her grand daughters, who conceptualized the colors and Kokopelli motif.  One of the young ladies also assisted painting the silk fabric with me in my studio. The shawl is a bit large for g-ma, but it is a perfect home decor accent as a table runner in her lovely Sonoran desert home. 

A special project, again for the mother of the bride was fun and exciting, since it was for a wedding in Hawaii! The MOB chose a flower motif, she wanted it to be very artistic and gave me her color palette and gave me license to create. The photo on the right below is the original artwork that gave me inspiration for this special garment.  Click here to see some behind-the-scenes images of the design process and production. 

And the final project of 2017 was also for a repeat customer who has been purchasing silk throws for the bedroom from me for over a decade. The throws always are designed to coordinate with her husband's paintings. This is a large throw for a queen sized bed. It looks beautiful in her designer home. 

Warmest regards to all, and may you and those who are close to you be blessed in 2018.

Custom orders welcomed! 

Custom Made Hand Painted Silk for Kohenet 2017

Do you know the feeling when you wear something that is custom made just for you? 

You feel special every time, because you know that by having a hand painted silk garment in your wardrobe you will always look terrific, and be unique! 

Wearing an original painting, an art to wear designer textile, is where art and luxury come together. 

Today, I want to share with you a project that I'm very proud of using fine silk chiffon as my canvas. 

I produced 13 custom made Ruanas for a Hebrew women's group. (Click here for more information on the women's group.) After working with the Hebrew Priestess Institute for over 6 years, they decided they would adopt my best selling style, the ruana as their official ordination garment, and have renamed it Kanfot, to fit in with their culture! 

Group Ordination for Kohenet 2017

Everyone chose their own color scheme according to their personal desire, some chose classic color combinations from my Natura Collections which are showcased on my website www.joysilk.com.

Earthsong is the inspiration for this custom color combination. 

I worked with individuals to creat custom color combinations as dictated by their imagination.  

Swatches were made as a first step towards creating the golden yellow ruana in the photograph below.

 Hand Painted Silk Ruanas are perfect for special occasions, also make a fabulous choice for everyday comfort and style. Because they take up a small space in luggage, they make an ideal travel garment. Ruanas are also frequently chosen for wedding attire by the mother of the bride or groom or wedding attendants. 

I offer custom sizing, please contact me for additional information or to place your order today. 

When Clea Was a Puppy -

Clea is about 10 weeks old in this photo, she loved to climb up behind me in the car. 

This is a painting of me and Clea 

Posing on the pillow. 

Profile pose on the velvet chair

Clea on her silk cushion. 

Such a little doll!

Love her little tail! 

So small, and such beautiful posture!

I was entranced with this pup when she was a baby! 

She is such a pretty girl! 

Clea has always loved her toys, only chewed shoes once!

Those eyes!

This tiny bed/pouch worked for a few weeks!

Clea is an Alaska Klee Kai x Keeshond, now over 2 years old and 16 pounds, fully grown. Puppy time lasts such a short while... I remember when Clea first came home to live with us. She would go to work with me in my purse before she was big enough to go to work with Colin. I am so very glad I got to bond with her!