3D art painting help with signature

The violinist, clothing, and violin are 3D. The painting is approx. 24" X 37" help with the signature.

 

What country did this come from? It might help to identify the name.

 

New York, USA

 

Rajalekshani? Rajalekshmi?

 

Ok. I see the same thing Bronwen sees. Rajalekshmi was the name of a woman musician and poet.

 

Hi,
When I first saw this this morning before coffee looked like RUMPLESTILTSKIN to me or what ever that fairy storey about spinning straw into gold or something.
greg

 

The signature is that of the poet not the painter?

 

The clothing is cloth. Is it possible that this is a commercial item.

 

HA!!!! Sorry, but I thought the same thing when first reading it........

 

It's just contrasted a bit more..............but I do think @Bronwen and @Bev aka thelmasstuff came up with as close to as you're going to get from it.....maybe you'll get lucky with an internet search??

 

The first thing that came to me when I first saw it was Edward Scissor
Hands

 

Is that signature on the back?

 

HT I Did not take a pic of the back when I was at the store. I do not know.

 

Ok, I was only asking because I didn’t see where on the front it was. Doesn’t make a difference anyway.

 

There was an artist from Boston that did paintings with textiles. She also did a series of circus pieces that were all textile that became very popular and sought after. I can't remember her name. I remember she was married to a cartoonist and I think he did cartoons for the New Yorker. She studied at the MFA. Is it strange I can remember so many details but not the name?