I have been working with metal worker/artist James Poulos to design and create steal railings for our stairs and several coffee, side and couch tables out of wood and metal. I have enjoyed planning out the textured elements of these projects to create a industrial/romantic feel. I will upload images of the drawings and final [...]
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Perforated Metal Designs
Posted in Inspiration on May 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Inspired by India Again
Posted in Inspiration on May 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This looks like a peak into a miniature world. The only confirms that things are better in multiple Where can I get one of these? A room with striped floor could hold my attention for hours. I would probably never want to leave. Overdecorated to perfection. King of fowl. I found these photos on facebook [...]
Circus
Posted in Inspiration on February 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For a couple of years I have been planning on designing a collection with a circus theme. I was so inspired a few years ago by MirrorMask and more recently by Coraline. With thoughts of my upcoming baby in mind, what better inspiration than the colors and whimsy of the circus?
Flax Works
Posted in Design Work, Inspiration on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Several months ago I started a collection based flax for a linen collection. After months of other projects including remodeling the kitchen, Christmas commissions and whatnot I am finally back to develop the collection. Here are some initial images I culled for inspiration.
Inspired by Doodle Art
Posted in Inspiration on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A doodle artist I stumbled across on Flikr by the name of hanssolo grabbed by attention. A lot of the work seemed, well, like doodles, but there were elements that attracted me. Of course, the repeat/textile quality to the work as well as, probably unintentional, references to Agnes Martin and Sol Lewitt struck me. [...]
Juarez, MEXICO Color Study
Posted in Inspiration on January 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am currently in Juarez, Mexico. The area I am in is a bit isolated so my afternoons have been a little slow, but I didn’t want to end up sitting in my room since it is so beautiful – 70`F outside, compared to the -10 I will be returning to next week. My friend [...]
Henna Art
Posted in Inspiration on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
These images were all culled from various links for henna artwork. I am continued to be on a search for a successful tattoo that is textile inspired but gets a really contemporary feel. I think these succeed to get the textile elements, but they could be worked with to get that modern feel. A few [...]
Baby Textiles Research
Posted in Inspiration on September 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Jody Fossum talked to me several weeks ago about the possibility of working with their company to develop some textiles for their next baby line. I don’t know if this is going to work out, but I have been thinking about it nonetheless. I love the idea of designing for babies for several reasons. It seems that [...]
Brittany Powell at Project Lounge
Posted in Inspiration on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I ran across this work by Brittany Powell while looking through the Project Lounge site to see what kinds of art they are up to these days. Her work here is cut contact paper, which has a lot of the same qualities of screen printing since it requires clear positive and negative images. I really [...]
Catherine Campbell
Posted in Inspiration on September 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Catherine Campbell has beautiful collage/watercolor drawings that are attractive and have a textile quality.
