I absolutely love textiles.... everything about them. I buy little stashes of special fabrics that I immediately respond to visually, then save them for the perfect project. I buy almost all of my fabric that way. My fabric collection serves as my painter's palette.
Recently, I have been really taken with buying handmade fabrics. I love that they were made by hand, but I also like the idea that I am sort of collaborating with these artists. I think because I generally work by myself, I am constantly trying to find ways to entertain my love of artistic collaboration. I have never met these artists that create my lovely fabric treasures, but I do have it in my mind that I want to do their fabrics proud with whatever I create. Twitter and Facebook have been amazing resources for both finding these great designers, but also connecting and sharing finished products with them. Helen Rawlinson is one of my favorite textile designers and it has been so much fun making critters with her fabrics. Some other recent discoveries have been Lucie Summers of Summersville & Lara Cameron and Tegan Rose of Ink and Spindle . So ladies, thanks for providing me with inspiration, I very much appreciate your work.
In order :: Ink and Spindle, Helen Rawlinson, Summersville
One of the nicest things about sending little parcels of prints off to people is to see what becomes of them and how they are interpreted in so many different ways. I've been delighted to see all your lovely critter creations popping up on screen. Thanks for sharing and I see that I am in very good printing company indeed! Looking forward to more Fabric Fridays.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristin! x