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Helen Dardik

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Helen Dardik is one of my favorite surface designers. Her art takes me to a different land. It is simply beautiful. I am such a fan. I really look up to her. She is one of those people that I want to be, only Kate.

You can follow her blog which is filled with her latest work. Click here for her portfolio. And she is represented by the prestigious Lilla Rogers Studio. But most importantly she sells prints on etsy of her work that are incredible!

All of these images are under copyright by Helen. If you are going to use them again, please give her credit with links to her site.

Jill Bliss

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I thought it was about time to post on one of my favorite artist/designers. Jill Bliss has been a huge inspiration to me.She amazes me the beauty she finds from nature and how she interprets it. Here are a few images that I pulled from her website. And you can buy from her online shop or her etsy that has original drawings in it!  And she also teaches several workshops a year. If you aren’t familar with her, whoever you are that reads this, please visit her website now.

 

New Print – Joyful Joyful

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I have a new print up in my etsy shop! I have been reading several books on Oriental rugs. This drawing was inspired by that. And the birds that are in the middle are roosters. I have three different color versions. I am currently only putting two of the colors in the shop. If you are interested in the cooler/blue tones, email me at kate {at} ktyazoo dot com.

Here is muted one. And the listing for the bright red. It’s an 11×17 inch print, on Starch White French Speckletone paper. It sells for $20.


I heart NYC

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I don’t know how to put into words how amazing it was that I went to New York City. I’m in love with this city. And I’m really in love with the pizza!!!! I got back on Saturday and I’ve been walking around for the past few days going “did that really happen?” I hope to post more about the trip soon.

Uzbekistan Embroidery

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I recently found this book in a bookstore in Jackson. I sat looking at every page just in aw. Incredible. If I did believe in reincarnation (of course I don’t!), then I KNOW I lived in 1850 in Uzbekistan making tapestries. I should have been there weaving these tapestries. Everything in that book took my breath away. I feel so much when I look at these beautiful tapestries.

I am always cut off guard to think that just normal peasant ladies created these. They didn’t have formal training. There was no “Masters of Fine Arts.” They lived off the land and were poor. Yet look at what they created! Look at what they made with the little they had.

I just hope one day I can look at some of these in person. I hope you can too! We need it for our souls.



All images from the Textile Blog