Monday, January 31, 2011

Paul Signac

Each touch, taken pure from the palette, remains pure upon the canvas - Paul Signac

Landscape
The Papal Palace, Avignon
Women at the Well
 In the winter world of New Hampshire, now covered in a couple feet of snow, skies so clear blue ground so bright white, I find this absence of color opens the door for inspiration and creativity.  Less is the distraction from my gardens, (though I plan on going out back and inspecting some animal tracks later) and more is the sparkle of a dream, of color.  Today's artist's quote from my Year in Art: a masterpiece a day calendar displays Paul Signac on my desk, compels me to remind myself what his style was, and dredge from my memory of art classes with the help of the internet how colorful his world was.

Paul Signac 1863-1935, painted in the Post-Impressionist style.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Festive Fibers in Print

The Jan/Feb Issue of New Hampshire HOME is on the stands and I am so excited to be included in a home shoot.  Earlier last year I worked on a custom fabric order, for a set of pillows.  I was contacted by Lee Perrault of Via Design (I've written about Lee before)  we are birds of a colorful feather, and she was very excited that one of her clients loved my work and agreed to have pillows made.  For those of you unable to get he paper copy, NH HOME just put the current issue on-line, you can breeze through pages until you get to pps 60-61 where the pillows are pictured.  The feature article is titled "A Perennially Adaptable Home".
I thought I'd include photos again of my process with Lee, and you can check the final product!  Enjoy.