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Moira Carter
Apr 12, 20211 min read
Seashells – a perennial favourite
I've been thinking about the sea quite a bit just recently, I'm missing it, and this led me to thoughts of seashells. I've had a few...
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Moira Carter
Jan 3, 20211 min read
Inspiring Artist of the day - Serizawa Keisuki
Superbly drawn and full of dynamic movement, this is just fantastic! Kimono shaped comforter, Edo period, 19th century, indigo dyeing,...
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Moira Carter
Dec 30, 20182 min read
From feed sacks to frocks!
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without." Right time, right place, fulfilling a need and getting a life of it's own, becoming...
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Moira Carter
Oct 14, 20181 min read
Home again, home again...
Gosh, it's the second week of October and I bet you're all wondering where I've been since my last post ...well I've been...
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Moira Carter
Sep 5, 20181 min read
Inspiring artist of the day - Oskar Schlemmer
I love a bit of Bauhaus, and I do so love a bit of ballet, and Oskar Schlemmer embraced both in his costume designs and choreography....
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Moira Carter
Aug 4, 20181 min read
Inspiring Artist of the day - Jon Eric Riis
Now and again I buy a magazine, not any magazine but something inspiring like Selvedge, Embroidery, Ceramics Review or Crafts. In the...
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Moira Carter
Aug 2, 20181 min read
Inspiring Artist of the day - Hendrik Kersten
I'm sitting in my work room listening to Lark ascending - Vaughan Williams at his most sublime - and looking for inspiring images of...
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Moira Carter
Jul 12, 20181 min read
Inspiring artist of the day – Ghika & Craxton
So picking up the theme of inspiring artists – I still have quite a few to add to my vast and ever growing list – here are two I knew...
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Moira Carter
May 17, 20182 min read
Process : From the top! Part 1
Or how I created my latest fabric design for Spoonflower. I read the contest brief – Using at least two of the colors from the palette...
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Moira Carter
Apr 23, 20183 min read
Process - STOP sowing, START sewing
Indulging in more Bootcamp loveliness with Lilla Rogers over at Make Art That Sells, and this month's mini assignment had us...
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Moira Carter
Mar 27, 20182 min read
A Heroine - Madeline McDowell Breckinridge
Bootcamping again with Make Art That Sells, and this months assignment was Suffragettes. I was given Madeline (Madge) McDowell...
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Moira Carter
Mar 18, 20181 min read
If I could curate an exhibition at the Tate!
Yesterday I went to see the John Piper exhibition at Tate Liverpool and it got me thinking ...what would I put in an exhibition if I had...
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Moira Carter
Mar 11, 20181 min read
Inspiring artist of the day - Julius Bissier
Such economy of line and distillation of form - pure genius! To find out more about the man and to see more of his work click on Julius...
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Moira Carter
Mar 7, 20181 min read
Inspiring artist of the day - Euan Uglow
Most of you know I love to draw, and a fair few of you know I love pattern, and there are even a few of you know that I love to draw the...
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Moira Carter
Feb 18, 20181 min read
Inspiring Artist of the day - Alice and Martin Provensen
I wrote this some months ago and just found it languishing in the drafts folder! So without more ado I give you Alice and Martin...
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Moira Carter
Feb 14, 20181 min read
Inspiring Artist of the day - Tziporah Salamon
I've just discovered Tziporah Salamon via a search for all things related to tea! Tea to reading the leaves, to Tarot, to the Empress, to...
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Moira Carter
Dec 30, 20171 min read
A gift for Christmas!
I'm picking out one present from my annual stash for special mention: 'The Illustrated Dust Jacket, 1920-1970'. A very much appreciated...
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Moira Carter
Nov 20, 20171 min read
Inspiring Artists - Christmas!
It's that time of year when my thoughts turn to Christmas cards and in particular designing my own. I've done this for many, many years...
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Moira Carter
Oct 31, 20171 min read
Inspiring Artist of the day - Gustaf Tenggren.
The Little Golden Books are a very popular American series of children's books – first published in 1942, and The Poky little Puppy is...
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Moira Carter
Oct 27, 20171 min read
Inspiring Artist of the day - Olle Eskell
Olle Eksell Swedish graphic designer, poster artist and children's book illustrator. His illustrations are the epitome of late 40's,...
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