I'm SO excited that 2 of these wall art pieces will be debuting at TJ Maxx, Home Goods and/or Marshalls this month! (That would be May 2017) So be on the lookout and PLEASE take a picture for me if you see them!! :) There will even be a little bio and photo of myself on the outer packaging! (insert blush)
acorns + ceramics + week 4 of the MATS Home Decor Class
And here is week 4 ceramics. I would say the bird bowls are my favorites.
coastal birds + glass + week 3 of the MATS Home Decor Class
Week number 3 of my Home Decor class. Glass - this was the toughest yet. But I limited my color pallete and did some more drawing and painting. Pleasantly pleased with the results, shown below...
florals + fabric + week 2 of the MATS Home Decor Class
If i were to design decor for a living room, it might look something like this...
I had a blast making the "patchwork paradise" fabric shown below. Due to traveling for the July 4th holiday weekend, my time spend on class this week was cut a bit short. (That and i am working on 2 amazing new projects that I can't wait to share - once completed.) However, I am please what i was able to produce in such a short time period.
fun with fabric
So - I worked on this today...
working on some new product designs...
pillow. did somebody say pillow?
be-YOU-tiful
I've been working with floral designs this month, as I will have some items for sale at the upcoming 2015 Philadelphia Flower Show (at the pucciManuli booth).
For this months Art Bootcamp, we were encouraged to paint on wood and play with creating art in a scene as well as in a circular shape. I did find some time to play around with painting on some small wood shapes. (You can see an in progress photo in my instagram feed. I've actually done a bit more on them since this photo). In the past I really enjoyed painting on tiny 1-3" shapes. (I even had a series in my application to graduate school many years ago!) So I hope to do some more of these when I have some time*.
I really enjoyed using my Acryla Gouache on the wood. I liked how it seeped in and while it looked flat it was also quite rich. I then started to use some regular acrylic paint (since the acryla gouache is a bit pricey) but was not at all happy with those results as I didn't like the plastic sheen on top of the wood.
In the end for my submission, I went back to some text & floral imagery I had also been working with over the past 2 weeks. I played around with the idea of putting some of my text + textural (ooh - mental note - i like that phrase) pieces in these circle motifs. And then I took it further and imagined them being produced onto wooden cutting boards. I would totally buy these if I saw them at West Elm or Crate and Barrel! :) Would you??
*I'm actually in the middle of a huge illustration assignment at the moment and can not wait to share that once it's completed.
geo garden pop
On Saturday, I took the day to play (with Jessica Swifts Pattern Camp) and came up with 2 new fun pattern designs. (and I've got another 3 in progress.) I've had a few folks on fb + instagram already asking me where these will be available for purchase.
I'm calling this series GEO GARDEN POP. Here is Design #1...
And here is design #2...
And for the first time in a long while, I created an inspirational mood board before I begun. I am always amazed at how helpful it is to have this when I begin my process.
Here is a sneak peek of my mood board and the sketches I created.
succulent array
I did some more printmaking and created these "succulent array" plate designs this week. I tried to envision what the plates would look like in my dream company home decor catalog.
delicious florals!
Another week of joy & fun! I am loving this Making Art that Sells class. I am leaving my comfort zone of vectors + Illustrator and having fun in the process. Here are my plate designs for the latest assignment. (Plate designs for my dream clients: Anthropologie, West Elm and Crate & Barrel.)
The assignment was to be inspired by "odd pods" and seeds. I started with some monoprinting (see post below) and did then a bunch of little pencile and ink drawings and then had a blast playing with them all digitally.
