We're loving the look of the latest wallpaper collection from Manuka Textiles. Nestled in the mountains outside of Los Angeles, the company finds inspiration from "weaving, exploration, and spontaneity." Manuka Textiles hand draws, then silk screens their designs, to create statement pieces that are meant to last. To make you feel even better about their product, Manuka Textiles sources their
A portfolio which shows my mindless drawings, doodles and patterns
Here are a few designs from my Quilting Sketch Book: It is FUN for me to draw wavy horizontal lines in the sketch book... then fill in the sections with different designs. This mindless drawing helps me determine what designs will work under the needle. I chose these two designs and paired them together.....they flow nicely. This looks too busy... but, if it were stitched with matching thread, it would look great....lots of texture! Draw out some wavy horizontal lines... then fill them in and see what you come up with. Red Goat Barn Front Yard Hydrangeas Hydrangeas are at their peak right now... Thread Shed Hydrangeas Gunnr.....supervising from the pick up seat! CLICK HERE to view my online Sketch Book CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts May Your Bobbin Always Be Full, LuAnn Kessi
Searching for Zentangle patterns? This is a detailed guide of some awesome patterns tangle starter sheets to download and use!
Geometrical Elements, Diaper Patterns. Illustration for Handbook of Ornament, A Grammar of Art Industrial and Architectural Designing by Franz Sales Meyer [1849-1927] (4th edn, Bruno Hessling, 1892).
EL PUNTO El punto es el elemento visual mas simple. El punto ideal que todos tenemos en mente, es un círculo pequeñísimo, perfecto, pero si lo ampliamos y lo examinamos con una lupa, cada uno de el…
LuAnn Kessi
A portfolio which shows my mindless drawings, doodles and patterns
A few more designs from My Quilting Sketch Book... I don't spend much time in the thread shed during the summer... Most of my time is out of doors... Drawing in my sketch book keeps me tuned up for free motion quilting... Each time I draw out the designs, it helps my muscle memory... When I get back to the thread shed this fall... I will be all warmed up and ready to get a quilt under the needle! This is where I do most of my drawing in the summer months... Gunnr and I checking on the sunflower patch... Hard to believe these were just seedlings a few short weeks ago... Star Lilies... Star Lilies have the sweetest aroma... This image must become a quilted piece some day! CLICK HERE: Soy Wax Batik Class 9/28/13 CLICK HERE to view my online Sketch Book CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts May Your Bobbin Always Be Full, LuAnn Kessi
Here are a few designs from my sketch book Leaves……always a favorite Organic Background Filler Vertical Hairbands Bubbles Swirls and Curls Filler Clam shells and Swirls Feathered Clam Shells Gunnr……asleep in the pick up in the hay field Click Here to view my online Sketch Book CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts May Your Bobbin Always Be Full, LuAnn Kessi
As a part-time art teacher & artist, things are always busy for me! (Hence, the lack of regular blogging these past months.) Some days are fast & exciting, other days are more challenging, but it's always fun. I love what I do. This post is on what I taught my Kindergarteners - 6th graders. Last week I found myself in a last-minute pull-off situation. Thankfully everything worked out really well, I had fun, students had fun, & everyone learned something. Here's what I taught— p Prep work: Teachers! Go forging! Gather up leaves, pinecones, thorny wood, bark, driftwood, seashells & good-sized rocks; looking for textures or stripes. I arranged everything on the tables where students would be working. I made (& stressed) the rule "look with your eyes, not your hands" otherwise, the kids would have been all over everything. Here are some pics of things I used for drawing inspiration, in addition to everything I had. (Teaching art is the probably the only profession where you steal things from home & bring them to work!) I felt funny as I toated my huge canvas bag into the school - it probably weighed 30 pounds - all the rocks & wood. To the left are some examples I found online - textures created with pen - I used pencil with the students. I told students to pretend they were looking through binoculars & zooming up on the object they were drawing while looking for patterns & designs. When they were drawing the items I told them that they didn't necessarily have to draw exactly what they saw - but rather to be inspired by it. I had students draw 9 boxes spaced as equally as possible on their 11x16 paper, then I'd pick an object to focus on saying "look at the spotted rocks on your table, draw that" I would do my example of a rock, in my box on my paper that was up on the white board. Then they would do theirs. Or I'd say, "Let's look at the wood, do you see those lines running through it?" In turn we drew everything that was on the table. We tried combining different types of lines together to create unique patterns. The idea is for young artists to look at these patterns by observing the details in nature & saying, "what would happen if I zoomed in close & only looked at the shapes, or lines, or spaces?" When drawing textures in nature - instead of just saying, "oh thats pretty", look & say, "that's beautiful, how can I use this, or be inspired by this?' Look at one particular part or shape & show it to the world through your art! Then getting a little more technical, drawing details in this fashion is really more of a representational vs. abstract art. The details get so detaily they become abstract…. You can look at something in its raw form & see something no one else ever saw! You can create order, chaos & design. The best way to learn in to draw is to, doodle, create, look around & explore! Draw what you see, not what you think you see. I told the kids not to worry if their drawings didn't quite look like mine, or even what they were drawing - I said, "you are all learning, & everyone sees things differently." I always walk around while the students are drawing, helping those who really need it, or critiquing the art of those who were doing well. Kids are so fun! There are several types of "rhythmic line designs & patterns" - I told students to always be on the lookout for these rhythmic patterns. I used the idea of music: it has a beat, a rhythm, a pattern. Abstractly speaking, drawing a rhythmic art pattern is like drawing the sound of music, creating sound waves & gestures. ● Straight line design ● Zigzag line design ● Spiral design ● Curved lines designs ● Here are some student drawings, 3rd graders. The K, 1st & 2nd graders' drawings were a little more wild looking; whereas the 4-6th graders were more neat/contained. I love seeing each child's perspective & how they chose to create their patterns. Each child is so unique! If you found this interesting, unintelligible or inspiring, please leave me a comment! I'm thinking about posting more on teaching & art. I would love any feedback! Thanks!
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Поднадоевший с момента последнего ремонта однотонный цвет стен + перманентный маркер + творческая натура = оригинальный декор интерьера для тех, кто умеет
