New flower pillow design

Second Semester Thesis has proven to be a stressful and chaotic process. I've redone just about everything a million times but I finally finalized this pillow design.

Final Bowl Design

Oh man, everything for Thesis has gone through so many changes but I think I finally settled on a bowl design. Everything's finally coming together. (I hope!)

Bowl Mock-Ups

Finally I got these done! I think for some reason I thought I should wait so I kept putting them off, but here are the mock up designs for the bowls that will be matched with the tablecloth.

Tablecloth In Progress #2

The vines didn't work out. I loved them and I loved the girls but not together. Here's my second attempt. My roommate thinks the flowers need to look a little more 3D. 3D however has never been my strong suit. I think I'm headed in the right direction I just wish it wasn't taking so long. In the mean time, I've been watching Craig's List like a hawk trying to get just the right kitchen table to display my work on for commencement. I had one and it was perfect and for some reason they gave it away before I could pick it up. I was not happy.

I've been doing some tests to see how the transfer to fabric can be done and so far I like the middle one. Unfortunately though it's not machine washable because I used Micron.

Thesis : Tablecloth in progress

Maybe not progress...maybe more like preliminary stage. I'm having a rough time with this one but I want to make it count so I'm being a perfectionist. My biggest problem is I don't know how I want to actually make it. Digitally print? paint? screenprint? micron? I'm not too sure. I've been doing a lot of samples and so far I think I'm liking the micron best for the linework, I just have to be careful not to let it bleed, however, then I'm unsure how to get the vinework looking good. This is rough!

Here's a sample of the digital version:

Embroidery : Scandinavian Houses

I was doing some research and I came upon these beautiful pictures of a Scandinavian village.

I wanted to do something with them and then I remembered that I had been wanting to play around with embroidery again so I did a little experimenting. I didn't have as many colors as I would've liked because I used a lot of my embroidery floss when I made my Marni doll. But I managed well I think.

I'd forgotten how relaxing embroidery was. I'm trying to figure out how I can incorporate it into my thesis. I'm thinking of just doing a bunch of "embroidery paintings".

Wood Grain pattern

As part of my dinnerware collection I created this wood grain pattern to be used for the napkins. This picture is just a photoshopped example but once the fabric comes in I'll have pictures of the real things including the napkin rings.

Thesis patterns yay!

Some patterns I'll be using for thesis...

The russian doll is an image I've always wanted to attempt. Despite their current popularity in surface design, they always remind me of a certain Russian Doll my mother kept on her bureau while I was growing up. I remember it was brown, had a red mouth, and this beautiful red flower pattern along the bottom.

I've been doing these triangle patterns for a while now and I just can't seem to get enough of them. There's something about them that my psyche goes crazy for. I think they're deeply rooted somewhere in my childhood. I think it might've been those really old cartoons I used to watch as a kid.
Very much like this Chuck Jones cartoon, The Dot and the Line : A Romance in Lower Mathematics

Thesis - Take Two!

It's that time again...The second semester is here and I am already swamped with new projects! I'm very excited though and I can only apologize for not updating sooner.

First things first:
I knew I wanted to continue to design patterns and make products but I wanted to take things just a little further and explore the sale aspect. I assumed early on that I would just use my Etsy account, but then as things progressed I realized that wasn't personal enough, so ridiculous me, I decided to make my own online store.

The name is temporary. I'm still trying to find that perfect fit. Damn being a perfectionist. To me, having a store in progress requires good record keeping of inspiration and production. You'll be seeing a lot of that here and probably a layout revamp.

I want the store to be a mix of naturey rustic and retro patterns. It makes a little more sense looking at my palette and sketches

As for the actual products, one thing I plan to make are books in collaboration with Eleni Giorgos, an amazingly talented artist. In addition, pillows, plates, napkins, clothing, bags, and more.

That's all for now! More to come!

Thesis Final - The Full Lindsay Collection

Phew! I made it. At least through part one. My final critique went very well and I must say great job to all the other seniors! I was lucky enough to sit in on Rebecca and Whitney's final crits and work in both classes were simply stunning.

The night before my final I went to the studio to mark everything, good thing too because there was a lot to hang.



A huge Thank You to Melissa Prentki, my beautiful model, I don't know how I got so lucky to find her with spare time on her hands. We shot in my living room and my broken pathetic wall was a perfect backdrop. Thank you to Colin O'Connor as well for helping me use a camera..definitely not my strongest suit. But I couldn't be happier with how the photos came out. I'm ecstatic that I get to keep them and frame them now!



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By the end I was definitely ready to move on from the blossoms. However, I'm glad I stuck to the one theme through-out. I'm not done with flowers forever by any means but I'm excited to see what else comes out next semester. I'm consider many different options and hopefully I'll have some time over this break to do some testing.

Anyway, I dedicated this collection to my sister, Lindsay, it all reminds me of her so much.

Thanks to everyone for a great semester! Happy Holidays!

Yayy Midterm

Completed chart of patterns

Enjoy!

Garment Pattern #3 is finished!

The first two fabrics have arrived and I've finished the design for the third pattern and it's been ordered. It's more similar to the first pattern than the third. I'm not quite as happy with the second fabric as the first. It's all my own fault because I didn't check the scale of the pattern before ordering and it's slightly too big. Everything else is fine though.

I have to praise Spoonflower again for their excellent service. Sure it's slightly pricey but the quality is great and I couldn't be happier with what they've done. I highly recommend it for all of you artists out there who are interested in fabric printing your work!



In other news, I signed up for MICA's Art Market today so expect to see some progress on that soon.

Garment #3 pattern

Here's the rough draft for garment pattern #3. There are subtle differences between 1 and 2 but I can't decide between them. Also there's something I like about the blue but in repeat it doesn't look quite as good as the others. I think the blue is just a nice change from the first two patterns.

Garment #2 in progress

Although my fabric is here (yay!) I can't start sewing until pattern #3 is out for printing. If I don't stick to my schedule the pieces won't be done in time. In the meantime, pattern #2 is out for printing and is expected to be here in approximately two weeks. Just in time for pattern #3 to be finished. Anyway, here's #2 in progress.



I fixed up a few things since I posted it last. Whitney Sherman, my independent study professor suggested that the leaves looked too much like bat wings and that I should invert them. I completely agreed and I think the result is great!



Here's my sketch for the garment. I'm not quite as thrilled about it as the last one. Although, I'm pretty confident that it'll look good with the pattern I've created.

Lastly, here's my muslin version. Again, I'm not as happy with it as the last one, but I do thing it'll look good when it's finished.

Apples and Greens

I got the idea for this pattern from this beautiful mood board from 100 Layer Cake. I don't usually use green very much but I was really intrigued by the colors of that bedspread. It makes me want to paint my designs instead of using illustrator.



Zoomed out



Other colors

Garment #1 in progress

The pattern for my first garment is complete. It's very similar to the one I made a few months ago but a lot of alterations were made. The previous one did not repeat correctly so I had to go back in and recreate a proper one. The background one this version is white while the previous one was off-white. But as you can see, the sketch has the old background. The reason is because the fabric I'm having it printed on has it's own tint to it.



In addition is a sketch of the first garment along with the pattern.



I made a muslin to test my pieces, which was a really good idea because originally this garment was going to be a nightie but I didn't like the skirt in the pattern so I ended up scrapping it and going with this cute bloomer shorts from a Vogue pattern I ordered.