"Lines"-a pattern created for Heals, a fabric design house in Britian Non-objective is pure design. We are not associating the images with anything we think we know. Only The Elements of Art* are referenced. Lucienne Day was inspired by these basic elements. This post is devoted to some of these pieces . Lapis, 1953 [...]
Henry Moore, Standing Figures (1946) Zika and Lida Ascher met when she was hired as a designer for his family's textile business in Prague. They were married in February of 1939 and honeymooned in Norway. During their Norwegian honeymoon, Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia. The Aschers then made a life changing decision to immigrate to Britain and [...]
White french poodle scooter by Greerdesign This summer, I ran across a very interesting web site. I was window-shopping on the Internet for interesting Poodle fabric and came across Spoonflower. The fabric is very unique and designer oriented. This web-site is not just a place to shop. A person can create their own fabric designs. The instructions say to upload [...]
It is time for another Poodle Art Wednesday. I have gathered a few sculptures inspired by Poodles. There are the traditional to the modern styles represented. I hope you enjoy my picks. Pink Poodle sculpture that can be found at the Palm Springs Humane Society Standard Poodles, by Louis Paul Jonas, Bronze, 1948 Black metal sculpture by Keith Bradley. This [...]
"Plants and the sense of growth was a very strong inspiration for me"-Lucienne Day Today's post starts out with a quote from one of my favorite designers, Lucienne Day. With this quote in mind, I have put together a Look Book of some of her designs that definitely have a nature and growth influence. I have to revisit Calyx, [...]
Last Sunday (30th) was Sophia’s 3rdYear Celebration. I say celebration because she is a rescue from the Missouri Puppy Mill system and there is no real way that we could ever know how old she is. But, we are saying she is six this year. It is as good an age as any. But since we [...]
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