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 [...]
Archive for the ‘color’ Category
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 »
Beautiful Garden Event
Posted in Studio Business, color, creative life, design, tagged Art, garden style, Norfolk Virginia, organization on June 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last week the Cultural Alliance had their annual Spring Event. This year was so great to be hosted at the Virginia Botanical Gardens in Norfolk. It was a great time and helped raise money to support the Arts in the Hampton Roads Area. I was helping with the event, but I did have a few [...]
Fabric Friday and Focus
Posted in Fabric, Studio Business, Style, color, design, tagged design, Fabric, focus, Shibori on June 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It has been a busy day. I am working on several deadlines involving several different projects. I have been thinking about color as well. I seem to work in a random way and my focus now has been to try and create themes in color and design. To make it easyier on myself in production as well as my personal life. A I [...]
Fashion Fabric Techniques
Posted in Fashion, color, design, tagged clothing, dyeing, Fashion design, itajime on June 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I work in many types of fabric dyeing and printing. It is always amazing to see other artisans that are so skilled in their work. Itajime: clamp-bound resist dyeing is something they have perfected. I am currently working on some clothing for myself, also since I never seem to have summer garments that work with anything [...]
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 [...]
Creative Life
Posted in Blogroll, color, creative life, tagged Blog Meme, creative life on June 13, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Jeannine (thank you for the blog help) has tagged me with an interesting activity.
1. Write the title of your memoir in six words.
2. Post it on your blog.
3. Link to the person who tagged you.
4. Tag five more blogs.
I always over think these things. My son J was there reading and came up with his [...]
Design Letting Go
Posted in Fabric, Interior Design, Studio Business, Style, Thrifting, color, design, tagged antiques, Fabric, furniture design, Interior Design, Thrifting on June 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am in the process of updating this blog and it is interesting to rethink what I want it to be and do. It has a lot to do with the new products I have been designing. I am incorporating my team (the Boys at home) to add some small furniture pieces as well as [...]
Fabric Friday
Posted in Fabric, Interior Design, Style, color, design, tagged designers, fabric printing, studio display on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The styles I have been looking at this week as started from the mood board,has lead me to many great artisans and designers. I notice a lot of fabric designers are in UK and Australia. We are going to do our part to create more printed fabric here at our studio. I am in love [...]
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