Teil + EMP Textiles: Liberal Arts, Human Sciences alumnae release beach-themed collection

Auburn alumnae Teil Duncan Henley ’10 and Erika Powell ’03 combined creative talents this winter to transport consumers to the beach through a collection of coastal-inspired textiles.

Henley, an art alumna, is a celebrated painter skilled in blending realism with abstraction through light, movement and color. Her collections are well-known for portraying life through the lens of feeling and perspective. Powell graduated with a degree in interior design from Auburn in 2003. Her firm, Urban Grace Interiors, has completed design projects across the country.

The collection celebrates Henley and Powell’s shared love of texture and pattern through three beach scenes, turned into patterns on fabric. The pair wanted to showcase their appreciation of coastal scenes in a way that highlighted both their talents.

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