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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 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 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 13, 2019

Old dogs, new tricks

Question: Who do I think I am signing up for courses at the Textile Design Lab, among all those young and talented graphic designers? [Continuing from Jan 12, 2019] Well, … Continue reading Old dogs, new tricks

Categories: fabric print design, intentionTags: aging, surface design
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on January 12, 2019

My Fabric Design Saga

2014. I was all-in on textiles, dyeing, and stitching. Somewhere I heard about Spoonflower (print-on-demand DIY fabric) and (looking at piles of sketches and years of studying Photoshop and Illustrator) … Continue reading My Fabric Design Saga

Categories: fabric print designTags: CreativeLive, learning, Spoonflower, surface design
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on January 8, 2019

Dragon Feathers

[Cont’d from 6 Jan] I kept tinkering with my feather print. Too abstract gave me a vivid design with no hint of feathers; ultra-realistic seemed too busy. I settled for … Continue reading Dragon Feathers

Categories: fabric print designTags: feathers, Spoonflower, surface design
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on January 1, 2019

“Love Potion” Design

I promised to do a fabric design every week in order to really learn the craft. This includes as many Spoonflower challenges as possible. But yikes, the Valentine challenge was … Continue reading “Love Potion” Design

Categories: fabric print design, visual artsTags: Spoonflower, surface design, Valentine
By Susan Barrett Price Posted on December 31, 2018

15th Annual Art-Life Review*

Amid a variety of real-world disruptions, outdoor interests, and a modest social life, I persisted. A review of my journal gives me these highlights: In 2018, I allowed myself to … Continue reading 15th Annual Art-Life Review*

Categories: art lifeTags: polymer clay, review, surface design, visual arts, writing

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