DC No. 124: Garland

 Friday I started two projects for Garland, Nadine's beautiful drawing challenge (Tinywolf). The first was an oval painting (perhaps I will finish and share here) and the second, a repeatable triangular stamp with a small tree.

When I woke up Saturday I had a severe case of vertigo, which is rolling into today. The spinning is not as bad this afternoon but I am unsteady on my feet just the same. (I happened to take this blurry photo, pink ode to vertigo, while loosing my balance!) It feels a bit suspect to have twirled my imagination around the theme of decorative spiraling garlands to now be possessed by VeRt!g@. 

Instead of finishing my painting or stamped garland, I decided to brighten this snowy New England day with my Ode to Spring garland. It's a necklace with an accompanying ring. With a surplus of disassembled fake flowers parts in my cache, I will returning to making up-cycled jewelry with them for a Spring 2014 Trail Pixie Studios line.

Emily Trespas

ode to spring | necklace & ring

re-purposed fake flower parts, nylon, florist tape & wire

Please link to other artists' garlands through Nadine's Tinywolf.

~ New for 2014 ~ Original Fabrics Designed by Emily Trespas (Trail Pixie Studios)

I am excited to share the first fabric design for my 2014 Trail Pixie Studios Collection.  

Little Red Radio Flyers

 

Each fabric begins as an original form of my art, which I then tweak and compose with design software. Many of my designs will be printed professionally. From these I will hand make a variety of items, like scarves and bags, which will be available for purchase through my Esty store and at galleries representing Trail Pixie Studios.

 My Original Print: Little Red Radio Flyer  

 

Mirrored layout for an abstract pattern.

 

Little Red Radio Flyer is an original relief print designed and hand printed by me. I drew a sketch, translated the drawing into shapes that would work well with the relief process, and then carved the block before inking it up and transferring the impression to fabric and paper.

If you wish to purchase some fabric designed by me to hand make something of your own from it, you may do so here.  Please credit my designs when you do; I would be very grateful!

DC No. 122: Everyday Objects (12/1/2013)

Emily Trespas 

2.5 inches high |  7.5 inches diameter 

Earthenware Clay

2013

For months I stepped back from this blog to focus on other things. When I recently re-visited blogs I follow and have not read in months, I was enamored by Kristen's invitation for the drawing challenge: Everyday Objects.

BOWL

Bowls serve many purposes; they contain, transport, and display. Today I went by the kiln house to find my fired pinch pots and slumped vessel projects from last month. Years passed since I worked in clay and this fall I felt compelled to wedge the wet earth into something both practical and beautiful. I needed to touch, form and decorate.

I slumped the bowl (pictured) over a plaster mold before carving its irregular sawtooth edge, and drawing into its surface with sgraffito.  Glazing was another experiment as I did not know what would happen during the firing over scratched passages and overlapping coats.

From soil, this bowl:

I missed reading A Sunny Spot and was thrilled to catch up on Kristen's—and other artists'—posts who participate weekly in the drawing challenge. Please visit A Sunny Spot and see how other artists transformed the mundane, ordinary and Everyday Object into art.