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By Meredith Gorfein
Rappahannock News Writer
Joyous — in a word. Reveling in color. The design and texture and combinations of colors require the hands to touch as the eyes continue to be drawn to another splash of color.
The subject is dish towels. And works of art.
Washington’s newest business has been here for some time — it has just metamorphosed into something more butterfly-like in the last month.
Robert Ballard who has been at this location for three years as R.H. Ballard Fine Aft has been joined by his wife Joan in an extension of the business. This husband and wife team make a living doing what they have a passion for. They do art. does antique and decorative rugs and original art from the likes of Renoir and Matisse; she does linens.
Joan Ballard has a passion for beautiful linens, and her shop. The Ballard Home Gallery, is located downstairs, below her husband’s gallery on Main Street in Washington.
What catches the eye first as you get to the bottom of the stairs is the wall of color: gorgeous French Jacquard tabjecloths covering the entire back wall, hung in such a way that it is impossible not to touch them. The pleasure of these linens comes from the colors (which can’t possibly have names) as well as the way they are combined and loomed.
Le Jacquard Francais refers to the loom these linens were woven on as well as the name of the Frenchman who invented that loom and the factory in France where the linens are designed and created. The colors and intricate designs are woven into the fabric so they are beautiful on both sides — just different.
In addition to Jacquard tabler
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