Casart® Coverings
Casart Coverings are original hand-painted, custom-printed, designer, removable and reusable wallcoverings. Artists inspired and created.
Pictorial Fashion
Life imitating art, or art influencing fashion? There were many examples of the latest apparel using pictorial images printed onto fabric in the Style section recently. Tops, dresses and scarves are being made with printed photos. I like this idea, maybe since I’m doing something similar with wall coverings. See our custom page with personal photos that can be uploaded as well as our own casart™ images. Here’s more fashionable art — beautiful Kimonos mentioned on Slow Muse: Mikyoung Whang, a graduate student in apparel and textiles, has made a “Tornado Dress” after her house was demolished by a tornado. She describes her creation as a therapeutic part of her…
The Longest Proposed Mural
Michael Dingler of NoLA Rising is proposing to paint the flood wall along the 9th ward with a mural. If accepted it will be the longest mural in the world. This would not be a graffiti-style mural but wouldn’t guarantee against being tagged. Nothing is for that matter. Although, having painted public murals, Golden makes a top coat, anti-graffiti sealant (MSA) that protects the mural with an isolation coat. If it is tagged, the top coat can be removed without damaging the mural below the isolation coat. I’ve used this as an extra protective measure, just in case. So far, I’ve been lucky with my outdoor, public murals. The proposal…
Personalizing Your Space
I was immediately drawn by the title of this article, Home is Where the Art Is: Personal Connections are Vital in Your Living Space by Katherine Salant in the Washington Post. She states what we all know but are sometimes at a loss to explain, that to personalize your space is innate, human nature. She explains with real credibility why this is. Certain things remain fundamental about decorating your personal space: having a connection to the past, things that are handmade and certain shapes and forms withstand the test of time. I imagine this is why family heirlooms become so important. Heck, I’m heading to Kentucky in June, not only…
