I’m wanting to watch this video on Design Thinking. It’s by Inge Druckrey, wife of Edward Tufte as posted by Fast Company.
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Aug 12
Aug 12
Thingiverse – Designs Using 3D Printer
I like this site for inspiration for surface design. Check out the pattern of this vase.
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Apr 12
Apr 12
Inspiration: Dyeing with Oak Galls
I’ve been increasingly interested in Natural Dyes these days. This week, I ran across this beautiful website called tinctory. Eva, a woman from the UK has a beautiful aesthetic with Natural Dyes. In the photo above, she’s dyed silks, cottons and wools. The grey fabric has been mordanted later with iron.
She uses her dyed fabric to create jewelry by smocking her swatches into little organic looking pendants.
Today I’m going on a hike, picnic and will hopefully harvest some Oak Galls. It’s gall hunting season! Stay tuned to see what I find.
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Apr 12
Apr 12
Floral wrapping paper from my backyard
A quick easy way to create floral wrapping paper. Click the photo to zoom
In my previous post, I gathered some flowers from my backyard. Using a hammer, and spraying the paper with a soda ash mixture, I pounded the flowers until pigment started to leach into the paper.
I let it dry for about 4 hours and the floral paper was ready to use. You can use this technique on silk cotton and wool too!
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Mar 12
Mar 12
Backyard flowers as wrapping paper
I’ve learned about a super easy method to create collage style wrapping paper from flowers and soda ash.
I’ve harvested these flowers from my backyard. Little did I know I’ve got 7 different flower species including calalilies. Stay tuned as i pound them into a beautiful collage.
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Mar 12
Mar 12
Gorgeous 1950′s sewing machine
Bought this at the white elephant sale in Oakland for $60! It’s metal, newly serviced and runs like butter. Plus it’s a beautiful aqua color with decorative silver plate. I’m in love.
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Feb 12
Feb 12
Cartoonist Illustrates subculture at SF Main Library
Illustration of People Lining up at the SF Main Library by Wendy MacLaughton
An inspiring article featured on the Rumpus last March by Cartoonist Wendy MacLaughton beautifully illustrates the multi-cultural cross section of people seeking knowledge and repose at the SF Main Library. It’s a quick click through and very touching story. I didn’t know SF Main has an on staff social worker. No other library has one. Read the comments at the end…really good.
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Jan 12
Jan 12
Leather poncho and wooly sweater
Happy new year everyone! Trying to stay warm with of my fav Japanese designers mihara yashuhiro. He started out doing shoes and thank god got into womens clothing. Ck out his website. Www.miharayasuhiro.jp
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Oct 11
Oct 11
RELUX0005: Caught the Fascinator bug
DIY Fascinator for my wedding
I had sketched and sketched a bunch of hat and lace ideas for my wedding. And wouldn’t you know it, the Fascinator Continue reading →
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Aug 11
Aug 11
Pencil Sketches for a Levi’s Project
Pencil sketches, click image to zoom
Back in April I was asked to design and sketch a project for Levi’s Menswear for a potential position. Levi’s gave me the concept “Oceans Connect us”. They wanted me to present my ideas on: Color, Fabric, Silhouette, Fit and Trims. I sketched these four guys and pulled the project together in a week. And I got the job!
This year has been a madhouse: wedding, new job, our house was broken into. All the while, I’ve still been sketching and designing. So I’ll be playing a little catch up, posting my work on Reluxia. Stay tuned!