Inspiration: Bev Hisey

I'm still in a very nesty space these days.
Love this Moroccan rug by Bev Hisey. The yellow is so juicy.

Press: Breakfast Television

Today the lovely Samantha Pynn (Host of Pure Design on HGTV) featured some of my prints on a segment of Breakfast Television on CITY TV. Samantha is also a contributor to Style at Home magazine.

Inspiration: 1950s fabrics

The cover is Lucienne Day's Small Hours 1953

Cover is Lucienne Day's Perpetua 1953

Lucienne Day's famous Calyx
love the texture within the 'fat tulip' shapes

A textile by Terence Conran and David Whitehead 1950

I am working on a project involving patterns right now so am pouring over two of my fave books for pattern inspiration:
Fifties Furnishing Fabric
and V&A Pattern: The Fifties
both part of the Victorian and Albert collection of books.
I love the abstract flat forms, spindley lines and blobby bits in these 1950s designs.Its clear many of the designers were influenced by modern painters such as Paul Klee and Joan Miro.

Back in the studio

Mixing the ochre green (Yellow + blue + titch of red)

Inking the screen.
Putting the ink on with the spatula always reminds me of putting icing on a cake. yum.

Pulling the print

And lift... Ta da!

The green layer

The final result with ochre and black passes added on top.

Wrist Watch Wednesday: A very special Rolex Oyster Everest

Ok so my Wrist Watch Wednesday segment has been somewhat neglected (understatement) but today Scott Williamson wrote to me with a great story regarding this very special watch owned by his dad Donald Williamson.
60 years ago his father was the very first brave soul to step in during the SS Noronic fire, one of the worst disasters in the history of Toronto.
For his bravery he was awarded this beautiful Rolex watch which has a wonderful inscription on the back. Scott has recently restored it and wears in proudly.