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I promised a photo of this finished skirt and here it is. It is a simple a-line with a side zipper. Made from linen-cotton canvas, digitally printed at Spoonflower. And just for fun, I also included the photo I started with so you can see the transformation.
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Andy and I did an interview and are featured on Ponoko.com’s blog today. What is Ponoko? That’s where we get all of our tiny textile tools and frame looms laser cut. They saw our designs and asked them to tell them more about we are doing. It’s a fun collaboration for us – Andy does all of the technical drawing and layout to prep files to upload to their site, I focus on getting the design just right in form and function.
[read more…]Read & Red
Since I presented two seminar sessions at the recent Minnesota Quilters Conference, I got to have a piece in the Faculty section of the exhibition hall. This is “Read & Red” and is another interactive QR code art piece. This time, instead of zapping you off to a website, the QR code in this piece contains a secret message and the whole thing is a bit of a pun. Unfortunately, in the location where this was hanging at the show, there just wasn’t enough light for the [read more…]
Happy Fathers Day
(One of my very favorite pics of my dad.)
6 Things I learned from my daddy:
1. My love of the guitar. I have been listening to jazz fingerstyle guitar since before I was born. I think it is hard-wired in to my brain that a little Chet Atkins or Johnny Smith can fix almost any stressful day.
2. If something breaks, you figure out how to fix it. (You only call the plumber, electrician, repairman if it is serious.) I totally didn’t realize that wasn’t normal until a friend told [read more…]
Hi, I’m Becka.
Talking about fabric design, Spoonflower, teaching, and the life and business of being an artist.
Teaching online and in person classes in embroidery, handcrafts, technology, fabric design and artist business skills.
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