Wedding Mood Board and Inspiration

Rob, my fiance, and I are starting to plan for our December 2014 wedding. We are doing as much as we can ourselves. I hope we can make it everything we imagine!!! 

Seasonal Mood Boards

I've recently had some fun creating seasonal mood boards for a recent interview! More to come I am sure! 

This is a really great exercise in putting together seasonal color palettes. 

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                                    Fall: Jewel Toned 

                                               

                                              

                                   Winter: Crystal Queen 

                                              

                              

                             Spring: Vintage Farm Fresh

                                          

                              

                               Summer: Grecian Dream 

                                            

The Chest Of Drawers and The Embroidered Bride FEATURED

As most of you may know, I have two Etsy shops that have been a fun way for me to keep doing what I love and at the same time share it with others!

The Chest Of Drawers 

The Chest Of Drawers features wearable fiber jewelry as well as color study hoops that are composed of hundreds of french knots. These hoops create an hombre effect and are beautiful little pieces of art for anyone to hang in their home!

Link: www.etsy.com/shop/TheChestOfDrawers 

The Embroidered Bride 

The Embroidered Bride is my sister shop on Etsy, where you can find anything custom and unique for your upcoming event. Perfect for the Rustic/ Vintage Chic Bride among other fabulous wedding themes. I take custom orders and attempt to make each piece a unique addition to your wedding decor or a fabulous wedding gift.

Link : www.etsy.com/shop/TheEmbroideredBride 

My Two shops were recently featured on the Pennsylvania Craftsman's Guild Blog: 

http://www.handmadeinpa.net

"Seeing" My Final piece from the Fabric Workshop and Museum Apprentice Program

Sorry all it's been quite some time since I have been able to post to this blog! After finding out that my mother was diagnosed with two types of cancer this January and June, I have been quite distracted. Thankfully after many prayers and some tough months she is doing much much better! And now I can update this blog with everything that I have been up to!!!

The following are images of my final piece from The Fabric Workshop, December 2012. 

Titled "Seeing" this piece was inspired by Islamic mosaic tiles and the representation of Allah through these patterns. Continuing with my exploration of religion and its relationship to tradition and society. 

                                                                   The Final Piece 

The process of creating this textile pattern was quite difficult. I began with one drawing and from there created three drawings on vellum - to scale- of which each color would be printed to create the overall design. After hours of sampling colors I chose three versions of primary colors. When printed on top of one another created 6 colors through the use of only three screens. 

First Layer of Blue. 

Second Screen in Red. (Creating three colors)

Printing the third and final screen in yellow with fellow apprentices and our friend Cary of the FWM. 

"Finding The Way" Performance Yardage - Prayer Cloth

The following images are taken of my four yards of cloth, printed at the Fabric Workshop and Museum as a Fall 2012 Apprentice. The imagery within the cloth is derived from rosaries, which I scanned and then drew on paper. After drawing the images of these rosaries, I assembled and layered them on a light table and from there exposed my image onto a silkscreen.
The result is four yards of layered rosary fabric entitled "Finding The Way".

"Finding The Way" is both representational of personal religious exploration and the literal visual translation of the rosaries winding and creating paths within the fabric.
Throughout this exploration and printing process I have kept track of the number of times I have scanned, drawn, and printed these rosaries (a sum of over 600 rosaries). As an artist performance, I have been praying the entire rosary for every rosary I have printed. This process, while extensive and tiring is one that I hope will help me find clarity in my own personal religious paths.

Having not grown up within the Catholic Faith, I find the repetition of the rosary beads along with the prayers associated with them to be quite interesting. Through this and other projects I hope to discover the ways in which, historically, people of many faiths use tradition and repetition in their lives to help them navigate their own lives.

Original Mylar Drawings of Scanned Rosaries 

Final Yardage "Finding The Way" On Print Tables at The Fabric Workshop and Museum

Color Print on Raw Silk - Intended for a series of smaller prayer cloth embroideries

       Spaces and Fun things at The Fabric Workshop and Museum

Tables and High School Prints 

Silk Screen Tables 

High School Yardage 

Outside The Windows on the 6th Floor Looking at the Convention Center 

 Windows 

This is Where I eat my Lunch 

Jim Drain Hankies Screens 

Screens Taller Than me 

Jim Drain Hankies in Production

Mika Tajima Weaving

http://www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/Artists/ArtistDetail.aspx?ArtistId=2bd34d28-7f64-4620-b92d-21e68f20a5f2

Scraps from An Odyssey Show 

Artist Hankies in Production 

Embellish For Fall

Currently Working on an Embroidered Collar for a friend... Loosely inspired by these current trending images bellow...

Visit my Etsy Store at www.etsy.com/store/TheChestOfDrawers