I spent the weekend at the
Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts in Ludlow, VT
I am scheduled to teach several workshops there this summer.
So get this,
the entire state of Vermont had open studios complete
with brochures and maps of all studios participating through-out VT!
Wow is all I can say.
At any rate, at the Fletcher Farm School
they had instructors set up to be working or demoing in their main barn.
I had a lovely time.
People signed up for my workshops (yeah!),
and I created several samples that I am very pleased with.
I was trying to work out designs that would appeal to a broad range of tastes.
I wasn't trying to create fabric for my own work.
It was fun, relaxing and Ludlow, VT is only about one hour and 20 minutes from my home.
So the commute was easy.
I spent the time in the car thinking about the additions I need to make to my latest book proposal.
So even the driving time was productive.
These are the 4 samples I painted.
Don't forget to click on them for a larger view.
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| good for quilters |
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| love my crows |
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| people are always attracted to pears in art |
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| the back side of pears - just as lovely |
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| I wasn't sure about this one. It is just so far from my own imagery. But it did seem to have a broad appeal. |
I am always trying to think up products that will sell on my Etsy shop.
I thought for awhile that I would make some hand-dyed, silk lap quilts.
But the quilting over powered the silk and made it looked like something from Target.
So I axed that idea.
This quilt here is one I made for my book.
It measures 50" x 70" and has 6 panels on the front that are similar to this one.
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| humming birds |
It never made it into the book, but I take it around with me when I teach and demo.
People really love it.
So I am thinking that perhaps I should be doing more like this one.
Not the same imagery, but the same layout and design.
I left the samples above with the Fletcher Farm people to have on display.
But they are giving me ideas.
Some would say that I should just be making my own art,
and stop doing all this other stuff.
But I am having success with the hand dyed silks on Etsy.
(You can see them by clicking here.)
So perhaps I would have success with these as well.
I am intrigued on a design level.
I feel that I have to follow through on it,
so I spent some time today calculating out what my materials costs would be.
It seems very doable.
I think I may put the humming bird one up on Etsy and see what happens.
I'll just need to take a few photos.
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