RISD Guest Critique/Presetation: April 6th

Getting all pumped up to be a presenter and guest critique(r) for Mary Jane Begin's Artistic License class next Tuesday afternoon. The class is about to get their final project introduced to them, and seeing how that class and that project seriously turned my artistic life around with new focus, I was thrilled to accept her invitation to come in.

I'm planning on going over the three major assignments for the class, including the 'Water Assignment,' which I admittedly flopped a bit on (oh ha ha) but it turned out even better than I could have anticipated.

One of my design applications for the 'Water Assignment,' was this Pottery Barn sofa that I made a repeat for and played with the orange spot color. The Merhorse design became ideal for home decor textiles after this couch, and I went on to also apply it to outdoor furniture and plates.

This is from the 'Patterning Assignment,' an introductory exploration into pattern-making and application for me. I started with octopus and cuttlefish, but eventually fell in love with the squid for their faux-floral appeal. This couch is easily one of my favorite application designs and I really hope to have this fabric printed someday.

The Lure Line! This was the second half of the 'Water Assignment' as well as my final project. Shown here are the finished prototypes fresh from Heinrich Custom Decal where they were fired and made just for me!

A glorious Lure Line photoshopped prototype using a Pottery Barn Great White plate series. This marlin design and the shark bowls design started the whole Lure Line aesthetic, plus I love the marlins the most.

So yes, very excited to talk about my stuff and to have a look at what the students are doing for their assignments! Can't wait!