Print and Other Media
06 Jun 2011 Leave a Comment
in Art Studios, Books, creative life, design, Furniture, Interior Design, Magazines, Style Tags: blogs, creative life, embellishments, Interior Design, stitching, Studio design, studio display, texture
It has been a long time since I bought a book or magazine. I have a large collection and since online resources are so plentiful, I did not feel like I needed to get any more resource materials. It was also a problem with what was available, in design products especially. All the new books for a while, were not that interesting, or were overly simplistic for my needs. Recently I have noticed some new items out there and I may have give up some of my old collection and save up for a couple of new things.
This book “Decorate” looks lovely, I had a chance to see a copy at Anthropologie, and I have been a follower of Holly and Decor8 since the beginning.
I first read about Lotta Jansdotter in Selvedge Magazine several years ago. She has many other books, some in Japanese, but I am always interested in studio spaces so “Open Spaces” looks intriguing.
And this last book is just me, texture, stitching, collage, “Drawn to Stitch: Line Drawing, and Mark Making in Textile Art.”
Paris Artist
08 Apr 2008 4 Comments
in Architecture, Art Studios, color, design, Magazines, Style Tags: American Craft, Art studio, design, Paris
I have never been to Paris, but always wanted to go. I guess it is my interest in fashion and architecture. Whenever I find photos or images of the city it just seems so beautiful and inspiring. I read about the artist Nathalie Lete in American Craft magazine, and found her web location with her wonderful art work plus great photos of her studio. Take a look and enjoy.
Thanks again for the comments, I am having a computer glitch and cannot get my email thanks to your comments to go out.
Studio Organization
25 Feb 2008 2 Comments
in color, creative life, design, Interior Design, Magazines, Style Tags: destash, Fabric, shop, Studio design, workroom
I am still in working on my new studio. I have so much going on right now, and the boys have been sick ,so I am a little behind.
This photo has such a great look, it inspires me to get back to the layout and making a new place for my creative work. Lately it seems the “business” part has been using a lot of time. I hope my space will be finished soon, I have so many ideas in my head.
As I have been going through my stash of fabrics, yarns, notions and such, I have made decided to open and new Etsy shop for my supplies. My style has changed a lot over the years, and I have collected a lot from friends and others that I know I will never use. It is just going to be ruined, so I will have an announcement up soon with the new set up and all kinds of interesting supplies for everyone to create some wonderful things.
Inspiration
20 Feb 2008 4 Comments
in Books, design, Fashion, Magazines, Style Tags: Fashion, french, inspiration, knitting, magazine, Marie Claire
I just received my copy of Marie Claire Idees. It is in French and I can not read much but the visuals are so good it is all you need. When I see things like this photo, I so wish I were a better knitter. I can do a knit and pearl stitch in straight rows, that is about it.
I love this bag, the color, the shape, the design. It is inspirted by simple vegetables, even better.
Even more plant inspiration on the other pages.
