Here are more photos from the Gardens. I have been working with design ideas and the boys, drawing everyday things and nature. It is part of the shapes of leaves, plants, and objects that I am working with in the new collections. I think I need some mood boards, to help get the overall feel [...]
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The Shape of Nature
Posted in Art, Style, color, creative life, design, tagged Art, canna, design, garden, green, nature, plants on June 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Invitation to Print
Posted in Art, Fabric, Style, color, design, inspiration, tagged Art, color, design, Fabric design, Screen printing, textiles on June 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In all the research on screen printing and other fabric design processes, I can across Spoonflower. It looks like a great idea still in Beta stage. I am happy to say that I have been invited to have some of my designs printed to check out the new system. Now to get to work one [...]
Monday Moods
Posted in Art, Art Studios, Interior Design, Style, design, inspiration, tagged Art, blogs, design, inspiration board, Monday, Mood board on June 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This journal will be going through some changes in the coming weeks. A new looks for new ideas that are filling my head. I want to showcase art and design from many places and styles. But also bring some art and design techniques for a little behind the scenes of a working studio and gallery. [...]
Surface Design Embroidery
Posted in Art, Fabric, color, design, tagged color, Embroidery, Fabric, textiles on May 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In all my textile research, I have been looking back at all the past artist I have worked with and enjoyed their work. One of the first artist I found on line when it was simple and not much organized art areas was this UK artist Jehane Boden Spiers an wonderful embroidery designer. She even [...]
Print Show
Posted in Art, Studio Business, color, design, tagged Etsy, gallery, printmaking, red thread studio on May 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am finally getting the photos up for last weeks print show opening at the red thread. I is a beautiful show, and offers a great perspective of several printing styles and techniques. Thanks, to all the artist especially the online/out of town friends, for sending some beautiful work. Leanne Graeff, Natalia Moroz, Lana Lambert, [...]
Gallery Printing Show
Posted in 1, Art, Studio Business, color, gallery, tagged Armstrong Industry, Art, Gallery Shoe, printing, red thread studio on April 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
We have a great show this month at the red thread,thanks so much to all the on-line artist that sent work for the show. It looks great, photos of reception coming next week.
We are also having the Virginia Historic Garden tours today, so it will be busy.
The Art of Printing
The printed word and illustration [...]
Quilting Texture
Posted in Art, Books, Fabric, Quilting, color, design, tagged Armstrong Industry, folk art, Quilting, texture on April 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have been working on adding more texture to my work. Folk art textiles are so beautiful and simple. They have been a part of my inspiration research recently. A favorite designer is London artist Janet Bolton. The texture from the stitching and little bits of fabric add so much to [...]
More Finds
Posted in Art, Style, Thrifting, vintage, tagged chickens, green, olive, retro, Tiles, vintage on March 20, 2008 | 6 Comments »
It is so great to find things. Here are some other forgotton items I found while sorting boxes. I found these tiles in the town where I grew up, in a junk shop. I love the style, they are hand painted and labeled on the back. The artist is
Robert Darr Wert, no date though.
Great colors
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