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By Susan Barrett Price Posted on April 11, 2019April 11, 2019

“Gotta Go,” cont’d.

[Cont’d from here] How did I wind up here, drawing “paper dolls” to add my fabric designs to? Maybe in old age I’m simply circling back to one of my … Continue reading “Gotta Go,” cont’d.

Categories: fabric print designTags: paper dolls, Zoe Hong
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on March 29, 2019April 11, 2019

“Gotta Go” fabric design

I’ve been laboring away in a course called “The Sellable Sketch.” I reached the point where I picked out (1) a style I aspired to (“flowing”), (2) a current trend … Continue reading “Gotta Go” fabric design

Categories: fabric print design
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on February 16, 2019

Be the wind

Assignment: to design a border in Photoshop (i.e., a horizontally repeated pattern printed along the selvage edge of a bolt of fabric) Result: It should have been easy, but nothing … Continue reading Be the wind

Categories: fabric print design, lake lifeTags: surface design, winter
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on February 15, 2019

Designing for energy

I’m focusing on fabric design this winter as a practice. Like some people play games or do sports, I design because it’s fun and has beneficial social and psychological side effects. … Continue reading Designing for energy

Categories: colorways, fabric print designTags: expressionism, surface design
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on February 7, 2019

“Be the Change”

My design classes and challenges are very immersive. I’m not too swift coming up with new ideas, so I continue to dig into my old image files. This week took … Continue reading “Be the Change”

Categories: fabric print design, video
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on February 5, 2019February 5, 2019

“Desert Wanderer”

My 13th Spoonflower Challenge entry is on the theme of Desert Modernism. The challenge is being held in conjunction with the Modern Phoenix organization. Personally, I was over mid-century modern … Continue reading “Desert Wanderer”

Categories: fabric print designTags: desert modernism, Spoonflower, surface design
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on February 2, 2019

Reckoning: a humble start

You hear about artists and entertainers “bursting upon the scene” as if they just picked up a brush or a guitar and their genius gushed out. You want to be … Continue reading Reckoning: a humble start

Categories: art life, fabric print design, intentionTags: Spoonflower, surface design
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on January 31, 2019

Work in progress: motif design

I’m enjoying going through my old drawings and books for design motifs. Coming soon is a Spoonflower challenge on the theme of pysanky, the Ukranian art of egg dyeing. To … Continue reading Work in progress: motif design

Categories: fabric print designTags: motif, pysanky
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on January 26, 2019

Garden party at sunset

Spoonflower challenge: a design limited to four specific colors — Goldenrod (#E0B138), Midnight Blue (#002E54), Coral (#FA7268 – ASE Color of the Year hex code), Gray (#D9D9D6). My reaction: ew. … Continue reading Garden party at sunset

Categories: fabric print designTags: surface design
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on January 24, 2019

Good old Lucy

When I fell in love with making videos (circa 2003), I was a one-woman production studio — writer, actor, sound engineer, animator. I committed to telling some stories from a … Continue reading Good old Lucy

Categories: art life, fabric print designTags: memoir, surface design
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on January 20, 2019

Yes, Rockabilly

I was totally going to skip this week’s Spoonflower challenge because the theme was “Rockabilly.” Give me a break. But, long story short, I found myself with a “vinage modern” … Continue reading Yes, Rockabilly

Categories: fabric print designTags: 1950s, Rockabilly, Spoonflower
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019

Motifs. Oy.

Taking a Textile Design Lab course Surface Pattern Design Mastery. One of the first exercises is to develop a “dictionary” of motifs that can be used, reused, and modified for … Continue reading Motifs. Oy.

Categories: fabric print designTags: learning, motif

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