Superbly drawn and full of dynamic movement, this is just fantastic! Kimono shaped comforter, Edo period, 19th century, indigo dyeing, cotton created with stencils in the traditional Japanese manner Serizawa achieved fame as a textile designer and was designated as a Living National treasure by the the Japanese government for his outstanding work using the Katazome stencil technique for dying fabric. He was a major exponent of the mingei — people's craft movement. He was al

Now sometimes things do not go to plan, I start on one track and end up on another ...with something quite different. So I left you in Process : From the top! Part 1 just after pointing you to a Pinterest collection of inspirational images, and short deviation on how inspiration works for me. I thought lace, and after a bit of fiddling in Coreldraw came up with a vector image of a lace snowflake which morphed into the image below. In part this was inspired by a previous desi

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 provided (#2B061E, #5A001C, #AAB5A8) & optional accents of black & white, create a repeating design inspired by a sophisticated winter dinner party. Don’t forget to think about how your design could be used to complete a picturesque party on Roostery’s finished goods. Color variations and colors outside of this palette will not be accepted. –

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 If you have pennies to invest follow this link Julius Bissier #art #artist #inspiration #juliusbissier

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 human figure and that I taught life drawing classes ...which all goes some way to explaining why I find the work of Euan Uglow so very appealing. Ali 1995-1997 - click to read a great article about the Slade Artist Euan Uglow It has honesty of form, and the way he went about his work with such precision – leaving evidence of his method in th

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 China on remembering a marvellous exhibition of stunning photos at the Maritime Museum in Liverpool. These were taken by John Thompson who travelled China in the 19th century and they included a stunningly beautiful image of a woman wearing the most amazing headdress. Gosh! Isn't she beautiful?! This was blown up huge in the exhibition and

The brief was to create an animal for a small child's T shirt. My first idea was a giraffe saying Hi! and the second was an elephant in a swimsuit with painted toenails ...well why not?! I decided to go with the elephant, she had more instant appeal, and drew her using a dip pen and gouache. Neither of these were working for me, the colours were all wrong — the first version too dark and heavy, the second too bright and bold — for a small child. I decided to draw her again, s

This cat will take you to her website... in Japanese but Google will translate! Kimika Hara is the most wonderful and inspired embroiderer, her pieces are full of wit and amazing texture. She uses so many techniques in one piece, the cat above is painted, appliqued, patched, corded, embroidered with a loose satin stitch and... she's used sequins, beads and buttons to embellish and it just works. Click on this amazing landscape to go to her stunning Flickr feed... Gorgeous! Sh

Takes you to Maria's website Not only a writer but an illustrator of many, many books and a frequent contributor to The New Yorker Magazine ...Maira Calman rocks! This image will take you to a splendid video where she talks about her love of New York and walking. "Everyone should have yellow shoes" This one links to a video where she talks about her favourite things... there's also a book of course. #moirarae #moiraraecarter #moiracarter #moiracarter #illustrator #artist #art

Jane has a twin passion for pattern and enamel and uses it to make the most beautifully crafted pieces of silver jewellery. I saw her work several years ago and loved it at first sight. These brooches remind me of Scottish Agate brooches with their holes - but I love the twist, the way she's used the simple shapes and filled them with pattern. These days her work has evolved - as all artists should - and at present she is making more monochromatic work, less colour and more t

What is not to love about Lucy's little beasties?! They make me smile... do I need to say more?! #moirarae #moiraraecarter #moiracarter #moiracarter #art #artist #sculpture #recycle #inspiration #metal #lucycasson #environmentallyaware

I can't tell you how much I adore this! I saw Karen Nicol's work at an exhibition in Ruthin Craft centre last year and just fell in love with it. Not only is she a superb draughtswoman but... boy can she sew. Her work is so much more than embroidery - it's art! #moirarae #moiraraecarter #moiracarter #moiracarter #art #artist #embroidery #inspiration #embellish #karennichol

Rosie James is a textile Artist... I love the fact that not only does she draw but she sews what she draws and leaves evidence of the fact it is sewn... by this I mean she leaves the ends of the thread in view, shows the process. Such a Fabulous Idea! #moirarae #moiraraecarter #moiracarter #moiracarter #art #artist #embroidery #inspiration #embellish #rosiejames

I think I can safely say that Charley Harper's work is enjoying a bit of a renaissance and that most people will be looking at these images and thinking ...so that's who did those! Harper illustrated The Golden Book of Biology (1961) and the Ford Times, and worked for the American National Park Service, Cincinnati Zoo and the Nature Centre, Hamilton County (Ohio) Park District, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania and the Everglades National Park. He called his style "mini

Just click on the image for all you need to know about 'The Snail' This is my favourite piece by Matisse - doesn't look much like a snail - more of a cubist essence of snail?! Matisse had been ill, he was bed ridden and he asked for paper, painted with gouache, and scissors and did this - a miracle - pure genius! My second favourite piece, also a paper cut composition... a couple of years ago we went to Amsterdam and I went to the Stedelijk museum - a weird building, the exte

A multi talented artist and designer, passionate about art in whatever form it took... "For me there is no gap between my painting and my so-called 'decorative' work. I never considered the 'minor arts' to be artistically frustrating; on the contrary, it was an extension of my art." Book by the Modernist poet Blaise Cendrars bound and illustrated by Sonia Delaunay in 1913 I feel the same about the many aspects of my own practice as an artist - it's just what I do! #art #artis

Moira Shearer and Marius Goring in The Red Shoes 1948 I am my father's daughter - he loved movies and the movies he loved I grew up loving too. Movies such as 'The Red shoes', one of his all time favourites, and 'A matter of life and death' which is one of mine. What do these two films have in common? They were beautifully shot by Jack Cardiff. Kathleen Byron as Sister Ruth in Black Narcissus 1947 Click on the above image for 'Painting With Light - Jack Cardiff On Black Narci

Illustrator of fabulous fun stuff, I adore her characters, the bright colours and the happy, happy vibe evident in all her work ...she makes me smile! Click on the image below to transport yourself to her wonderful world! #art #artist #moirarae #moiraraecarter #moiracarter #moiracarter #inspiration #illustrator #helendardik #makeartthatsells #Inspiringartistoftheday

Basket and lemons - lithograph printed by the Curwen studio - Mary Fedden Love, love, love her work! The line quality in her drawings, that subtle gentle draughtsmanship with such attention to detail. Known best for her still life paintings, Fedden always carried a sketchbook, had loads of them - most artists do and I'm no exception - and worked from her sketches in her studio, never painted away from it, not even a watercolour. #art #artist #moirarae #moiraraecarter #moiraca

Charles Rennie Mackintosh was known to some as an artist, others as a designer, and more as an architect. I love this wide and varied portfolio as I too have painted, illustrated, and designed ... no buildings yet, but then it's not something I've seriously considered. Mackintosh, like many other artists tended to be known for one thing, not for just style of craftsmanship, because that is what making art is, but his current output ...what he was working on at the time. Durin