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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,...
Moira Carter
Jan 3, 20211 min read
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Process : From the top! Part 2
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...
Moira Carter
May 17, 20182 min read
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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...
Moira Carter
May 17, 20182 min read
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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...
Moira Carter
Mar 11, 20181 min read
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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...
Moira Carter
Mar 7, 20181 min read
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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...
Moira Carter
Feb 14, 20181 min read
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Elephant on Holiday!
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...
Moira Carter
Jan 28, 20181 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Kimika Hara
This cat will take you to her website... in Japanese but Google will translate! Kimika Hara is the most wonderful and inspired...
Moira Carter
Aug 17, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Maira Calman
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...
Moira Carter
Aug 15, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the Day - Jane Moore
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...
Moira Carter
Aug 9, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Lucy Casson
What is not to love about Lucy's little beasties?! They make me smile... do I need to say more?! #moirarae #moiraraecarter #moiracarter...
Moira Carter
Aug 8, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Karen Nichol
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...
Moira Carter
Aug 3, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Rosie James
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...
Moira Carter
Aug 1, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Charley Harper
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...
Moira Carter
Jul 27, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Matisse
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...
Moira Carter
Jul 25, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Sonia Delaunay
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...
Moira Carter
Jul 20, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Jack Cardiff
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...
Moira Carter
Jul 18, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Helen Dardik
Illustrator of fabulous fun stuff, I adore her characters, the bright colours and the happy, happy vibe evident in all her work ...she...
Moira Carter
Jul 14, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the day - Mary Fedden
Basket and lemons - lithograph printed by the Curwen studio - Mary Fedden Love, love, love her work! The line quality in her drawings,...
Moira Carter
Jul 11, 20171 min read
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Inspiring Artist of the Day - Charles Rennie Mackintosh
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...
Moira Carter
Jul 6, 20172 min read
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