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Beautiful Woolen Blankets and Textiles

Ericka — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:07:58 +0000

All of the handwoven welch blankets and woolen textiles make my mouth water. Via All the Mountains.

Home Decor: mixing the old with the new

Ericka — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:09:22 +0000

Today I’m loving the look of home design at Pale & Interesting. Their philosophy is all about mixing it up, teaming old with new, contrasting rough with smooth, and pairing femininity with utility. The look is definitely non-prescriptive, a backlash against against accepted ‘good-taste’ and bland mass-production. Here time worn furniture is loved for it’s signs of wear and tear, handcrafted objects adored for their individuality, utilitarian items celebrated for their functionality and personal touches are considered essential to keep your home fresh, lively and relevant to you.

Teaching at the University

Ericka — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:41:00 +0000

I just finished up a stint teaching Textile Design at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was a great experience and I think I got more out of it than the students did. It was very inspiring being on campus and in an art room again…

Also I realized that is what these students and teachers get to do everyday-create art projects and bodies of work. I used to be like that too but now I’ve become a really good designer (which is not a bad thing), but not so great of an artist. This forced me to pick up a paint brush again and create something with my hands. Get out the water cup, paper towels, bristol board, and put the paint to the paper. Turns out, it’s just like riding a bike. And it smells the same as it always did. You can pick up right where you left off and it made me realize, I’m excited for more…

Jennifer Angus: A Terrible Beauty

Ericka — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:40:16 +0000

For the last two weeks I’ve been a guest instructor at the University of WI-Madison. When I was asked by my former professor Jenny Angus to teach her class, I was honored! She is truly an amazing and accomplished artist known internationally for her works as a textile designer. You can see some of her work here, although there were just too many beautiful images to pick from.

Jenny’s new book/exhibit: A Terrible Beauty

Make sure to visit her website for more beautiful images and to learn more about her work with insects and design.

My Art Room…

Ericka — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:43:42 +0000

Welcome to my art room! Here are a few pictures I snapped last week while I was working on some textile designs. Usually I’m sitting in here working on my computer full time, whether it’s for my business, or my other side job as a freelance textile designer. Well this week was different! I was inspired to get out my brushes and paint when a former professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, asked if I’d be interested in guest teaching a class. I was honored! Now, I just had to re-teach myself everything I learned in college in the world of hand painting.

So of course, being the artist that I am decided before I do anything, I must procrastinate first. So here are some pictures I took of space around me in which I work. I am happy to report, I did paint, I did teach the class, and had a very fun and successful time doing so. I will post about my experience at the University teaching the students hand-painting soon! First I wanted you to see my art room. I like this famous quote by the artist Alice Neel: ‘When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time.’ I hear ya sister.