Building Creative Muscle

Hi lovelies,

I am back in the studio burning calories. Not really. However, I do feel the mental burn. I am working these creative muscles like they've never been worked before.  I am currently working on a pattern collection called TexMex. It makes me want to travel south for some warm weather. How have you been working your creative muscles lately? Leave a comment.

Until next time, have a beautifully designed day!

New Swatches In

I just received my package today from Spoonflower. I ordered swatches from my Lace Era collection. Here is a collage of some of the designs you will be able to order in fat quarters or yardage.

DIY Couture Fabric Design Competition

I found a great design competition while I was on Facebook a few days ago. This has me smiling from ear to ear. DIY Couture has teamed up with The People's Print to bring the DIY Couture Design Competition. It is all about bringing your DIY self to the world of textile design. There are great rewards for the winners. I am crossing my fingers.  To learn more about the companies and the competition, visit DIY Couture's competition page. Here is my submission that I created by using Spoonflower:

Plenty of Fish

What's Top Priority

Yesterday, I read some comments in response to my post The Dreaded Elements  about my resume and artist statement.  In one of the comments, Chewy made a valid point that I should decide if I want to be an Illustrator, Graphic Designer or Fine Artist.  I said that I wanted to be a Fine Artist.  Maybe that was the incorrect answer because my dreams gave me a beating last night.  Besides seeing body builders everywhere, fractals roamed and roamed in my head.  (Sidenote: I volunteered at the NPC North Carolina State Body Building Championship. Images are still in my head.) But I digress. 

Before I embarked on my journey as a fractal artist, I had one goal in mind--become a textile and surface designer.  It's been a goal of mine since I was in undergrad.  At some point, I thought of even transferring schools so that I could enroll in a textile science and design program. But I stayed where I was and received a BA in Mass Communications. Nothing wrong with this, but I still have an urge.  Seeing my designs on products and textiles is still apart of my vision.  It's not going away.  I thought I had to become a fine artist in order to get licensing.  Is this the case? I'm looking at all options.  Just wanting to stay happy and keep on the right track.