It will be a while before these are done, proofed, tweaked, and printed, but they're in the works!
Friday, July 17, 2009
Artist: Eleanor Grosch
I'm far from the only artist inspired by Charley Harper. Eleanor Grosch, of pushmepullyou design is, too, and her work is delightful in its own right!
Grain Edit did an interesting interview with her last year, that gave a peek into some of her work process.
Grain Edit did an interesting interview with her last year, that gave a peek into some of her work process.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Blog Mention
I was thrilled to see one of my Ornament prints show up in the lovely design blog Paper n Stitch, and in the company of some very attractive home decor accessories and furniture!
The blog's author is an artist herself, and has an Etsy shop selling vintage goods. She has some vibrant collage "paper quilts" up online, as well as paintings. The collage below is especially exciting to me: the colors are vibrant, and I love the use of pattern and different materials -- especially that yellow thread.
The blog's author is an artist herself, and has an Etsy shop selling vintage goods. She has some vibrant collage "paper quilts" up online, as well as paintings. The collage below is especially exciting to me: the colors are vibrant, and I love the use of pattern and different materials -- especially that yellow thread.
Artist: Charley Harper
It still amazes me that I'd never heard of Charley Harper or seen any of his work until a year and a half ago, when my sister-in-law told me the first draft of my squirrel print reminded her of his work. Since then, I've seen reference after reference to him, from the mentions on blogs I follow to items sold at Old Navy!
If you've never taken a look at his work, get ready for the joy of discovering it for the first time! I'm enjoying looking through his work all over again, myself. Here's one of my favorites:
If you've never taken a look at his work, get ready for the joy of discovering it for the first time! I'm enjoying looking through his work all over again, myself. Here's one of my favorites:
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Things that make me go ooh!
Some people are born bloggers. Me, I debate what to put up here, and end up not posting! I've decided to just go ahead and post things that are only indirectly related to my ododo work, like things that make me go ooh: other artists, items that make my little design heart flutter, and that kind of thing.
So, to start that off, here's a picture of a chair generously donated to me for free by a friend of mine! It's mid-century, and still in very decent condition. good things can come from selflessly admiring someone else's furniture, when they decide to get rid of it because it was never quite their taste to begin with! That was my lucky situation, and I decided to make room for the chair in my house, one way or another.
Such good lines! If they still make furniture look this nice, for any kind of decent price, I sure haven't seen it. I just have to clean the upholstery (reupholstering it is more than I'm willing to risk trying, right now) and maybe give the wood a light coat of oil. Maybe when I do, I'll check underneath the seat and see if there's a name attached to this piece of elegance.
So, to start that off, here's a picture of a chair generously donated to me for free by a friend of mine! It's mid-century, and still in very decent condition. good things can come from selflessly admiring someone else's furniture, when they decide to get rid of it because it was never quite their taste to begin with! That was my lucky situation, and I decided to make room for the chair in my house, one way or another.
Such good lines! If they still make furniture look this nice, for any kind of decent price, I sure haven't seen it. I just have to clean the upholstery (reupholstering it is more than I'm willing to risk trying, right now) and maybe give the wood a light coat of oil. Maybe when I do, I'll check underneath the seat and see if there's a name attached to this piece of elegance.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Abroad!
I'm in Japan right now, visiting family. No working on prints or patterns for me, while on vacation in Tokyo, but I do get to enjoy picking up a few pretty things and omiyage (souvenirs). Couldn't resist a few small bits of cloth: the Japanese equivalent of fat quarters, some tenugui (non-terry cloth towels), and a few small hand towels.
I'm not deliberately choosing traditional or modern fabrics, just what catches my eye in terms of texture, color, and pattern. Laying them out together like this and taking a picture makes for some fun "photo quilting", if I can call it that.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Spoonflower
You can now find me at Spoonflower, under the profile name ododo! It's exciting to put things up there and notice that even this quickly, a few people are seeing and even liking some of what I've uploaded!
There are a few new patterns there, and no doubt more to come. Whether or not to make the patterns up as (paper) prints for sale on the Etsy shop is something I'm still debating. They'd work well enough as cards, but I haven't yet scouted out a place that prints greeting cards up at the quality I would want -- and at a price that wouldn't have potential customers running away.
As for the fabric prints, I'm going to have to go back and make sure that the patterns are sized correctly. I may have a few of them at a scale that spreads over too many inches.
There are a few new patterns there, and no doubt more to come. Whether or not to make the patterns up as (paper) prints for sale on the Etsy shop is something I'm still debating. They'd work well enough as cards, but I haven't yet scouted out a place that prints greeting cards up at the quality I would want -- and at a price that wouldn't have potential customers running away.
As for the fabric prints, I'm going to have to go back and make sure that the patterns are sized correctly. I may have a few of them at a scale that spreads over too many inches.
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