Maria Moscato artist
evolution and creation of the Safari line
Maria Moscato is an artist from San Diego, California. She
received her BA in Studio Visual Arts at the University of
California, San Diego and an MA in Industrial Arts at San
Francisco State University's Design and Industry Department.
Her business is San Diego based while she lives in Bologna,
Italy with her husband and daughter.
Safari T Shirts is a line of clothing that celebrates the beauty of
animals and sea life. All motifs come from watercolors and
block prints inspired by Maria's world travels. In the work
represented on these garments are wildlife from Africa, China,
Central America and the USA.
The Manufacturer
In order to create an artistic product with good work ethics the
Safari line is manufactured in Bali, Indonesia.
To support fellow business women around the world, the
operation in Bali is woman-owned and the garments hand
created by artisans with respect to the environment.
All artisans are 18 and older, no child labor is ever used!
Features of the batik and tie-dye line
-a colorful garment that emphasizes the solid batiked or
silkscreen animal depicted.
-All dyes used meet US Congress lead limits and are
environmentally safe
-silk screened colors are water based
Features of the organic wear
-respects nature, a complete environmental clothing product
-natural dyes are taken from the native leaves of Bali to create
hues in green, yellow, beige and rose
-the designs are silk screened with water base dyes.
*All organic wear should be washed delicate with natural
laundry soaps to respect the nature of the product and
vegetable dyes*
Each garment is unique since it's hand-crafted, so each
shirt or dress can be appreciated for it's imperfection and
artistic quality.
For more information about the designer and her
art work please visit: www.mariamoscato.com
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