Screen Printing...the simple way

via: PoppyTalk

I've taken a year's worth of screen printing classes in school, and now I can roam free to create all the (fabric) prints I want! I wasn't really sure how to do this without all the pristine equipment I had available in my classes (HUGE light exposure unit, emulsion, drying racks, large stretched screens, 15-foot long cushioned tables, buckets of dye, etc.) But with these simple instructions anyone could make lovely screen printed pieces.

Anthropologie/West Elm Kind of Morning

I woke up this morning and thought I'd sift through some online table settings.

Wish I could buy it all now, but that is just not very practical for a college student.

These were my finalists:

Jason Polan Ditsy Dot Bowls (West Elm)

Rainy Window Glass (Anthropologie)

Lotus Bowl (Anthropologie)

Tribal Dot Napkins (West Elm)

Analiese Taper Holder (Anthropologie)

Wood Slices Organic collection (West Elm)

These are my textile and rug findings:

Pattern Revealed Pillow (Anthropologie)

Great inspiration for the apron that I'm making! (pictures coming)

Brush Stroke Branches Mural wallpaper (Anthropologie)

Indo Kazak rug (Eziba)

Cerulean Sea rug (Anthropologie)

Fultter Pattern rug (Anthropologie)

Kenitra rug (Anthropologie)

Mantadia rug (Anthropologie)

Tuesday Night Images

Newly released TV on the Radio "9 Kinds of Light" album

(and it's good!)

Some rug window-shopping

(via: Eziba.com)

Tonight's dinner

(picture via: Pulp Kitchen)

Rings...A Few of My Favorite Things

I just LOVE Bario-Neal's I.O. Collection.

And I just LOVE Satomi Kawakita rings.

Dying Fabric Naturally

Poppytalk is awesome.

I've never thought about dying fabric with natural dyes.

Lets do it.

Art is My Playlist

Inspiration: herman miller website

This is the coolest couple.

Her name is Carrie: quilter and photographer

 And his name is Tim: designer & illustrator

A blog post asks them questions about music in relation to their work.

I've realized these days that I am just as in love with music as I am with art.

I can make art, I understand it, I've grown up around it...but I've always loved music too. However, I can not make music or play an instrument, so art wins.

I'm discovering through my Photo In Time (video art) class that I can and need to start incorporating my love for music in with my artwork. I always listen to music when I'm working, so why not tie that in? The question is HOW do I do that?

Since I started eating differently (2011, healthier) I understood why my new diet has been so easy. Before 2011 I would eat veggies, but it wasn't that enjoyable. I tended to separate my vegetables from the starches, etc. Good, yummy food on the right side, green beans on the left. I am going to make the same comparison to my artwork.

Photo by Carrie Strine

I have separated drawing, painting, photography,

and fabric design as wonderful categories, options of mediums to create art.

Drawing and painting are my green beans,

while photography and fabric design are my macaroni and cheese.

Here's the inspiration for this wonderful realization:

Tim Lahan