Now and then, I'll spend the day at the UGA Library, where Simon works, and have a research day. I found this incredible book from the University of Chicago Press of artist Adolf Dietrich on one of these trips. Adolf Dietrich (1877-1957) was a self-taught Swiss artist. In his time, he was...
"I think when I started painting from memory more literally and not from photographs of memories, which was during graduate school about 10 years ago, I thought I was painting a sort of whimsy, the way it feels to remember accumulated experiences around the same table or bed and how...
Lora Avedian is a multidisciplinary textile artist in London, using traditional needlecraft techniques to create bespoke soft furnishings for fashion, art, and homewares. My work as a textile artist uses traditional embroidery techniques as a way to translate my drawings from my visual research into stitch. I often look at...
In this new blog series, I'll be sharing the artists, designers, and makers that inspire us here at Maisilene. Nothing fancy- just pictures of fantastic work! First up is Julie Moon. Working in Toronto, Canada, Julie makes sculptural and wearable ceramics, formed by hand then intricately painted. Sources and links...