Creative Process
Fabric Design
I found this blog by Patricia Bravo inspirational in describing her creative process of designing fabric patterns. She is a talented textile designer who produces brightly patterned fabrics for independent quilters through her online shop Art Gallery Fabrics. I think her designs are pleasantly intricate and the colors cheerful and uplifting. It was very interesting to see how her artwork goes from sketch to print.
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I didn’t know this technique had a name but it’s called églomisé. It’s the process of removing and/or painting over the silvering from the back of a mirror to produce a print, figurative patterning and or simulating an aging process. I was struck by the coral prints on these mirrors used by interior designer Amanda Nesbit in the Ocean 3 Showhouse, featured in Traditional Home’s March issue. They come from Soicher Marin but I wish I knew more. I really like the colors she used as well. That hint of pink is a nice softening touch that just seems to marry these lime, beige and purple colors perfectly. Oh, by…
