Ever wanted to make a shirt or a tablecloth from one of your photos? I found a neat website—spoonflower.com—that creates fabric from photos or drawings. Here's one of the designs from their library. Though I haven’t tried it yet, the process looks pretty simple. Upload a jpg, png, tif, or gif file of your photo or design. Select what size fabric you’d like (swatch 8”x8”, 1 yard, 2 yards, etc.). Then you decide whether you’d like the design to print once in the center or create a repeat pattern that will fill the area of your fabric order. The orders are printed on 100% cotton fabric and cost $18.00 per yard ($5.00 for an 8”x8” swatch). The company is a new one, so orders could take up to 3 weeks. After they get through the beta testing stage, you’ll even be able to sell your fabric on their site if you’d like. What fun. I’ve got to try this.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Make Fabric from Photos
Ever wanted to make a shirt or a tablecloth from one of your photos? I found a neat website—spoonflower.com—that creates fabric from photos or drawings. Here's one of the designs from their library. Though I haven’t tried it yet, the process looks pretty simple. Upload a jpg, png, tif, or gif file of your photo or design. Select what size fabric you’d like (swatch 8”x8”, 1 yard, 2 yards, etc.). Then you decide whether you’d like the design to print once in the center or create a repeat pattern that will fill the area of your fabric order. The orders are printed on 100% cotton fabric and cost $18.00 per yard ($5.00 for an 8”x8” swatch). The company is a new one, so orders could take up to 3 weeks. After they get through the beta testing stage, you’ll even be able to sell your fabric on their site if you’d like. What fun. I’ve got to try this.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Insider's Look: New Beginnings
My Photo Stories
Richard chased Susannah laughing through the field below the orchard; unable to wait, he ripped off her dress.
Or…
She thought of him leaving with that young woman as she angrily threw every object in the house reminding her of their 30-year marriage into the back field.
Or…
After her last daughter chose not to wear the silk wedding gown she’d so lovingly saved, Esther gave it to her granddaughter to wear around the house.Or…what are your story ideas?
Behind the Photo
My friend Nadine Robbins loaned me her wedding dress for this shot. The orchard is very close to my home and I always enjoy the burst of flowering trees early in the spring. They should be blooming soon!
Be the first to buy a New Beginnings print and get a 50% discount on the size of your choice. This is my March 2009 home page photo, part of my Truths, Lies and Legends collection.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Black-and-White Power
Recently, I was looking for a photograph for an old client and stumbled on these portraits I took years ago. It made me think that color isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Maybe I should consider shooting portraits again. Anyone interested?
p.s. Anyone recognize the woman posing alone?
Blog-o-Meter Reading February 27, 2009
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• Google: #1
• Yahoo: #1
• MSN: #1
Google Page Rank for my site: 2 (out of 10)
Number of page views to this blog: 5600
Number of page views to my site: 5137
Number of email subscribers: 26
Thursday, February 26, 2009
The Moment of Truth
I started this blog a year ago to figure out ways the internet could help my career as an artist and share that info as I learned it. I had no idea if anyone would read it or care about my little corner of the universe. When I began, I decided that to give it a real try, I’d blog for one year and see what happened. Happily, the blog brought new attention to my work. I was chosen for a big show and had works in several collaborative shows. I’ve made new friends. People from my past continue to pop up and say hello (which I love!). As you can tell from the year’s most popular blogs, I’m really proud to have helped other people in their internet struggles. And so, I’ve decided to keep blogging.
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