Textile Design in the Collected Hands Art Studio
My Workspace
My Process
My textile designs starts with sketches and doodles as well as colorful mixed media artwork such as mono prints created with a gelatin plate, stamps and stencils. I tend to find my inspiration in the natural environment of the New Mexico high desert and the vibrant New Mexico culture. I digitize my sketches using Inkscape and use the art prints to fill in the simple, whimsical shapes. A lot more work in Inkscape and Gimp to clean things up, then I organize the designs into collections and send my favorite designs off to Spoonflower for printing on fabric.
Some days I make art and some days I make tools such as screens, stamps and stencils. And, sometimes my workbench is a mess of fabric scraps, wood pieces, paper and glue because I’m thinking up new product ideas. I do struggle to find the balance between productivity and creativity, I find lots of coffee helps.
It feels like Christmas when the Spoonflower packages come with my new designs. I like to lay them all out on the workbench and just take a minute to soak it all in. Then, I start planning production activities for my next day at the shop.
I am interested in buying fabric for curtains. Do you ever sell fabric by the yard? Or perhaps as a large border for curtains?
Hi Lynne – thanks for asking! I print my designs through Spoonflower, you can order directly from them in a variety of fabric types by following this link:
https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/collectedhandstextiles