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Black and white headshot of Adrienne E B Allen with bat illustrations in background
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Colorful, sad bat flying holding a zombie head with its feet

Adrienne E B Allen is the restless mind and hands behind Crystal Bananas. 

She is an artist and textile designer with a passion for creatures, crying, and good home cooked meals. A child of the 90s and early 2000s, Adrienne spent many hours trading stickers and Pokemon cards with her little sister. As a youngster, nothing made her feel more enlivened than hearing the animated Ninja Turtles theme song, except maybe watching Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” for the zillionth time (even though it - sort of - scared her). Today, she draws on these spirited, vibrant childhood feelings to create a “Lisa Frank meets the Addams Family” aesthetic for her surface pattern designs.  

 

Adrienne’s “Monster” fine art work also explores childhood memory and the existence of a “constant self” through an ever-evolving group of monstrous characters.  Many of these odd personalities originated from her own drawings she did as a child. In her abstract pieces, Adrienne is inspired by growth processes and the mysterious relationship between creator and creation. She keeps her curiosity piqued by constantly switching between and mixing media.

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Since late 2014, Adrienne has worked professionally in the woven textile industry as the designer for Maine Heritage Weavers - an heirloom textile manufacturer continuing the work of the historical Bates Manufacturing Company.

 

At Maine Heritage, she has played a key part in the development of both traditional and modern textile designs for an array of customers, including national home goods retailers and boutique brands throughout North America and Europe.

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To discuss licensing or custom print/illustration work, please email: 

adrienne@crystalbananas.com

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