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By: Rachel Frankel,
on 7/13/2014
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Sometimes, you get stuck at a crossroads between two things you really love doing. For me, it’s being an illustrator and a musician. Years ago, I thought that I’d eventually have to drop one to wholeheartedly pursue the other. I was never able to decide what I loved more, because although different in myriad ways, my love for playing/creating music and my love for creating art are completely equal in nature.
Jillian Tamaki is a bit of a kindred spirit in this sense, although hers is a tug-of-war between illustration and cartooning. She’s been able to integrate both of these passions into an impressive creative career, having released two graphic novels with her cousin Mariko Tamaki and two books of personal work on her own–not to mention the plethora of illustration awards she’s achieved. Her ever-growing client list includes the likes of The New York Times, National Geographic, Penguin Books, The New Yorker, and WIRED.
Jillian grew up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and went on to study illustration at the Alberta College of Art & Design. While she originally intended to focus on design, she fell in love with illustration and began freelancing after a brief stint at Bioware, a Canada-based video game company. She works both digitally and physically, showcasing her general badass brushwork and drafting skills in addition to embroidery (!!!).
Her creative process is impressively flexible, shifting between rapid-fire deadlines and long-term projects.
This One Summer and Skim, while not necessarily limited to the teen reading section, exemplify the Tamaki cousins’ wish to expose more nuanced examples of teenage girls in literature (“not-slim, would-be Wiccan goth”) and graphic novels/comics. They don’t shy away from the heavy stuff–sexual identity, suicide, being a general loner. And perhaps there’s no better way to tell the stories of these painful experiences than through Jillian Tamaki’s gorgeous, expressive linework. Skim went on to win The New York Times’ award for Best Illustrated Children’s Book of 2008.
Jillian’s exuberant, sarcastic personality is only complemented by her genuine desire to help others, especially in the creative community. She’s provided a wealth of advice on her website in the FAQ section, and also welcomes questions on her blog.
You can follow along with her at her website, Twitter, blog, and Tumblr. She also runs a webcomic at Mutant Magic, which will soon be published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2015. Jillian also teaches illustration at School of Visual Arts.
This class was kind of funny too. I came up with the idea with older kids in mind, but the way it worked out we were a group of 6-9 year old's. I had had great plans of room size fiber installations and free form crochet/knit/weaving projects, but for these smaller people we took it down a notch.
These snakes were knit on an oversized "knitting Nancy". Although a few of the kids grumbled a bit about the time it took to make them, as soon as the eyes and tongues were added they were in love.
The girl faces were embroidered on a hoop, then hand sewn into little pillows and stuffed.
By the end of the week everyone's patience and attention span had magically expanded and they were crocheting fools. (picture of the "magic tree" installation to follow later)
By: Emily Smith Pearce,
on 1/22/2014
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This is the story of a wedding gift (my contribution to it, anyway) for a dear friend. I thought you might like to see the process. The picture is of my friend Jamie and her husband, who got married last June. As a surprise to the couple, her mother asked friends and family each to complete a design on a muslin square. She collected the squares and then had them made into a patchwork quilt as a gift to Jamie and her husband.
Jamie and I go way back, and a big part of our friendship has been about shared words. Books, movies, music, poetry, television. We have a lot of inside jokes about obscure quotes. So I sifted through our collective “library” of shared references, looking for the perfect quote to decorate the wedding square. Nothing seemed quite right.
When I saw the bride and groom, though, I knew nothing could be more Jamie and Jon than their fabulous wedding outfits.
I decided to make an embroidered picture and started with the best photo I had of the event. It’s blurry but gave me a good pose to work with. I used Picasa to play with the colors and then used the “posterize” effect to get the lines of the image to show up more clearly.
I printed the picture, traced over the lines with a Sharpie, and then transferred these to the fabric with a temporary fabric marking pen.
I like the back almost as well as the front:
Here’s the final:
If you’re interested in seeing more of Jamie and Jon’s wedding, click here.
Meanwhile, I’m hard at work on my nonfiction project and just got some excellent notes on my novel from an old friend. A little sewing going on, which hopefully I can show you soon. Back to writing now!
I'd really love to be showing you the art I've been working on, but I can't, yet.
Last night I was too tired to think, but had the urge to make something. It's no fun sitting around, not making anything. I can't handle it, I must make! So I got out another of Charlotte Lyons'
patterns and some
Summer Soiree fabric by
Paula Prass, which I am so loving! I decided to base the color palette on this fabric. Hello, color! Now I may be able to remain sane over the weekend when I won't be able to work. Whew! Crisis averted!
Just in time for Christmas, I'm updating my
shop. I've only just started, so keep checking back. I'm adding supplies, originals, and ornaments.
I lucked out on a recent thrifting trip.
I’d been looking for awhile for something cool to add to the hall art gallery. Our apartment has a long, long, bowling-alley-like hallway that is just begging for more artwork. Since it’s a hall, you can’t help but stand fairly near the walls, so it’s a good place for groups of smaller pieces that need a more intimate setting.
I found the birds and flowers at thrift shop #1. I love the way the black backgrounds make the colors pop. Somehow it makes them look more modern to me, too. I’ve considered painting the frames aqua or something like that. What do you think?
I found the little house piece at thrift shop #2. There’s just something about it that’s so sweet but not sugary.
Actually I don’t know if I’ll ever get to hang them because the kids want two for their own (girl wants birds, boy wants house). I’m stuck on the hallway idea, though, so we’re kind of in a deadlock over it.
Here’s a detail on the birds. The handwork is really impressive.
Next up: a platter, a Christmas tablecloth, and two skeins of cotton yarn.
I’d been looking for a platter like this for a long time to go with but not match our china (see it here). This one is perfect except I wish it were a little bigger.
The yarn is for our little weaver, and the Santa cloth—-well, I just couldn’t resist. It’s kind of a funny size, but I figure we can use it as a runner or as reuseable gift wrap.
All this loot for 7 euros 50 cents!
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I want to go to The Creative Connection so darn bad!!! I have ever since I first heard about it. It's got everything I want: business, cooking, and making workshops! I would love the creative business and making parts the best, and my family would sure be happy to see better cooking around here ;-)
There are so many people I'd love to meet!
Betz White,
Patty Young,
Charlotte Lyons! There are so many more you'll have to just see for yourself
here! It's a smorgasbord of wonderfulness, I tell ya.
What really got me excited were the pitch slams! How amazing would it be to pitch to Hallmark & Demdaco for a licensing deal? It's too much to imagine.
I'm really super intensely hoping that I win the two free tickets. Puh-lease! Go check out their website so that you can go or just sit home and be envious, like I'm doing.
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I bought an embroidery pattern from
Charlotte Lyons, that I'm planning on working on when I'm in St. Louis this summer. I just love the design and the colors she used. Cute, right? My friend, Bari, got me all excited about embroidery with the launch of her new site,
We Love French Knots. Go check it out as there's lots of fun stuff going on over there, including an awesome giveaway!
By: Emily Smith Pearce,
on 1/20/2011
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Every town has its own thrift store scene strengths. I love cruising to see what kinds of clothes, craft fodder, and crazy stuff are available. For the most part, the thrifted clothing here in Hannover is not a strength, though I’ve found some cashmere sweaters just asking to be made into scarves.
Vintage textiles are a whole other story. There’s a place here called Fairkauf that’s like the department store of thrifting, with four entire floors of stuff.
My favorite is the floor of household goods, much of it embroidered tablecloths, runners, hankies, plus all-cotton (mostly white) bed linens. The collection of china and dishes is nothing to sneeze at either. I’ve been dreaming up a new quilt and snapped up some of these things with it in mind. I couldn’t resist the cherry placemats, though (not part of the quilt plan) and the bird fabric (also not for the quilt). It’s just asking to be over-dyed, don’t you think?
Below is a “commode” we bought to go next to my work station in the dining room. It holds the printer and scanner (when is someone going to design some more attractive computer equipment?). We were looking at some cheap something at Ikea or whatnot and I thought I could do better. This solid wood, glass-covered, dovetail-drawered baby was only 30 Euros! It also happens to go really well with our dining room furniture.
Next up is a candelabra I got at the Flohmarkt (fleamarket) on Saturday. I really like the lines, though I wish it had more candle holders. You need a lot of candles to light up your life in January here. I can’t complain for 5 euros, though! I’ve been wanting to go to the Flohmarkt for a long time. It was pretty cool, lots of interesting stuff, from furniture and antique toys to books and ancient dentistry tools. As you see, I restrained myself.
If you, like me, are a thrifter, you must must read this post by Blair Peter of wisecraft about torturing her husband via iphone thrift photos. It’s hysterical and inspiring. And besides that, she has a great blog with tons of other inspirations.
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I've been very busy getting ready for
City of Craft! Here's a sneak peek..
I sold my last crocheted pincushion at Crafternoon Tea, so I decided to make some new ones. These are crocheted from my own handspun wool yarn combined with vintage feedsack floral fabric tops and vintage buttons with wool flowers or leaves underneath. They come with their coordinating pins! They're all stuffed with 100% wool fleece.
I've also embroidered lots of new brooches. These are made from thick white felted wool circles embroidered with crewel wool with a brooch clasp sewn on the back. I love making these! I generally just make up each picture as I go along.
And lastly I have some new necklaces. These are based on a new idea I had last year but I didn't have time to make more than one. I've added wool felt flowers to the usual beads and silver charms I use. I love the textile element and I've used lots of my favourite aqua and mustard. I'm just not tired of this colour combination! p.s. I only bought one pony charm (why? why?) so there is just the one pony necklace.
I hope I've tempted you to visit my table at City of Craft! I'm going to be inside the theatre in front of the stage steps close to my spot last year. If I have time this week, I'll show you another sneak peek. In the meantime, here's all the info:
City of Craft 2010
December 18 & 19, 2010
Saturday 11:00am-7:00pm
Sunday 11:00am-5:00pm
$2 Admission
Toronto's annual indie craft fair is back and better than ever. 50 vendors! A neighbourhood full of related art and installations! Free workshops and demos! Surprises!
I used to sew my own clothes back in high school. I've sewn on and off, mostly off, since then. Recently I have been sew inspired by all the talent out there in blog land. I have a long sewing to do list which mostly includes home dec sewing, but I'm sneaking in some just for me projects.
These are next on my list after I finish my new pajamas. I'll be making Amy Butler's Liverpool tunic in her fabric Momento in Midnight (say that five times fast) from
Mimis. On the right is some clearance fabric I found at Beverly's. I wish I knew who the designer was! I'll be making pajama pants with it. One can never have too many pajamas, right?
Here's a free
pattern I found on
Sew4Home! I love that site!!! It's supposed to be a travel sewing kit, but what I really needed was a new needle book. I have so many needles!!! I just had to make this cute kitty since I used to have a black and white cat. I just realized that I forgot to put the button on his tie, oh well. On the right is a special place for my grandma's beautiful scissors. I really enjoyed sewing by hand and doing some simple embroidery. I got some of the felt from
Heather Bailey. Great stuff!
Two very talented ladies (”very talented” doesn’t even begin to describe them, actually) are coming out with new craft books this year. I’m very crafty myself (um, yea?) but I don’t own very many craft books. Nowadays I tend to only get the ones I really, truly want; too many craft books in my collection have ended up on the local library steps (figuratively speaking) and that can get expensive (although I’m always happy to donate useful things).
And the books I’m referring to are about two of my favorite things: embroidery and paper dolls! Both so dear to my heart, perhaps because they remind me so much of my childhood art-making.
My friend Alicia’s “Embroidery Companion” is such a beautiful book, due out August 10th. I mean, look at the cover! Sheesh, I love that skirt. I want that skirt. We need to embroider more, don’t you think?
Emily Winfield Martin (I just had to mention her middle name, as it is the best ever), also has a book coming out on November 2nd called “The Black Apple’s Paper Doll Primer.” This book looks like so much fun for both little and big kids (I.e. moi). I bet you could get lost in it (which is fine by me, especially if that sweet little white bunny led the way).
Both books are available for pre-order if you want to make sure you get a copy. And don’t forget to click the above links to find out more info and see some sample projects!
Last weekend i went to the Church of Craft meeting at the Etsy labs. It was fun chatting with my friend, she's such a craftaholic! It was a rainy day, so what better to do then sit down with some Starbucks, creative people and doing some needlepoint embroidery? (oh we did get splashed by some cars driving by when we went out for coffee!)
I almost got this piece done that afternoon, i had to finish the face of the right pup at home.
The design i took from the illustrations i did for the upcoming ismoyo igoogle theme (more on that later).
Not sure what i will incorporate this in, but probably it will be part of a new patchwork blanket. Like the green and the pink one i made awhile ago for myself and my husband. I now want to be even more brave and work on a huge two person patchwork blanket.
Don't hold your breath, this can take a while... lol.
Blue embroidery floss on pink wool felt with added flower embellishments.
Just for fun.
Made these embroidered storage jars for a some sort of personal project i'm working on. Could get quite interesting.
And Monsieur Le Bun invited me over to supercutekawaii for a croissant and some cute conversation. C'est tres jolie!
So
i'm working on a few small projects involving a bit of embroidery work, this was supposed to be one of the pieces involved. But now that it's almost done
i'm not satisfied with it. Not for this project. The stitches are not 100% perfect and i think i should have made some other decisions with the floss colors. I won't throw it out, it will go in 'storage' and will be used one day for another project.
And what do you think? In 'storage' was another little embroidery project patiently waiting to be used; little cherries on a polkadot fabric! Cute and the perfect size to use now. Problem solved!
This is a very special project
i'm working on. For my best friend. Yes, there is a change the surprise will be spoiled, she visits my blog from time to time, but tomorrow she will get on a plane to Bali, so
i'm guessing she has other things on
todo than to check in here. She will move to Bali, is building a home there and you can guess by the project, she is getting married there too. I will miss her, but then again, i already do, we had to say goodbye already when i moved away to NY.
I used a smaller sized gingham fabric here, but i'm thinking it would have been a bit better if i chose a different background fabric, seeing that the white from the weddingdress doesn't come out too good. But it's also definitely not bad enough for me to start over. It'I will finish it and make it perfect for my friend!
I've recently been working on making a presentation for my publisher to go with my second book proposal and synopsis. Here are some sneak peaks to what i've been creating. I really hope i actually get to make the book. I will love it even more, work even harder, make it even more 'ismoyo' and will do an even better job on it than my first book. I really love my first craft book, don't get me wrong, but if i get the change a second time, i will take everything i learned while doing the first book and take it to a whole other level with the second. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Quick project. Mini embroidery hoop. Only 3 inch. Adding some beads and a button for extra effect.
I couldn't find my cellphone yesterday. Glad we still have a landline too.
My plan always is to first show finished crafts here before i potentially list them on Etsy. But i guess most of the times it's the other way around.
It can be because of the excitement to get it out there as soon as something is finished, or maybe because after finishing it takes me a little bit to gather my thoughts about it and be able to show and tell on my blog.
Like this piece. Maybe you recognize the illustration from when i entered it in the Tigerprint Fashion Illustration Competition.
You know, i really love it, but i do think that if i would enter a similar competition right at this moment, it would look totally different. Reminds me to make more time and spend it making illustrations. There are so many ideas floating in my mind, i just don't know where to start i guess.
But back to this new piece, so i transferred the illustration onto white wool felt. And then i embellished it. Added the bead necklace and the fabric flower, embroidered a backstitch line around the woman's hair.
I took the glass out of the pink frame. I like the way the contrast stands out between the soft felt and the smoothness on the illustration. And you couldn't have the flower and the beads with the glass in it.
Hope you like!
I took a leaf from Jenn’s book today and raided our scrap bin to make a spur-of-the-moment flannel quilt top for Rilla. We are in the process of transitioning her to her own bed in the girls’ room. (My three big girls share a room, and we’re adding a trundle for little sis.) This is something that’s always on the to-do list during a pregnancy, moving the toddler out of our room to make way for the newborn, but I admit I’ve been a bit lax with it this time around. Rilla still nurses a little at night; that’s part of it. And also, she’s very cuddly. Toddlerhood passes so quickly, and I like to savor every breathy little snore of it.
A month or two ago, we set up a (bedraggled old) child-sized futon next to our bed, and Rilla has been starting out her nights there. At some point in the night, she climbs into bed beside me. She’s like a cat, the way she sort of pours herself under the covers and curls up next to me with a contented sigh. She’s also like in a cat in the way she’ll turn on a dime and hiss and snarl at the blankets because they have offended her somehow, and she’s all flailing paws until the malevolent covers are no longer touching any part of her body. A mercurial little creature, is my Rilla.
Yesterday we moved the futon into the girls’ room. She thought this whole “sleeping with the big girls” thing was a pretty swell idea right up until bedtime, when suddenly it was The Most Offensive Idea Anyone Has Ever Had in All of Human History. But I snuggled up beside her in the dark, and her sisters whispered to her, and the devious plan I’d carried out earlier in the day—feeding her marshmallows at naptime instead of putting her down for a nap—paid off pretty quickly. She sighed, and sank, and slumbered, and when her limbs began lashing at the covers I knew it was safe for me to slip away. (Sob.)
Jane and I thought a special new blanket for her special new bedroom might help ease the transition. Rilla doesn’t have a blankie she’s attached to, though she does like the little patchwork baby quilt I made her before she was born. It’s way too small now, of course. So this morning Jane and I pieced together the remnants of the same cozy flannel plaids and prints I’d used for that baby blanket nearly three years ago and came up with a sort of wonky, large-patch quilt top. We’ve got a big piece of pink plaid-and-polka-dots to use for the backing. I’ve never actually quilted anything before, mind you—the baby quilts I’ve made are just patchwork tops with flannel backing, no batting in between. I need to go buy some batting tomorrow and we’ll see if we can pull this thing off.
In the meantime, the quilt top seems to have passed Miss Rilla’s muster.
The little embroidered kitty with flower umbrella at the bottom is a pattern from the Wee Wonderfuls “Tulip Fairy” Stitchette set, which I bought a while back and forgot about until today. That blank pink patch was just begging for a bit of embellishment. And I have to say, I am completely enchanted. The Stitchette pattern is a reusable iron-on which took all of ten seconds to transfer to our fabric. Suddenly everywhere I look are blank bits of fabric crying out for a little Wee Wonderfuls snail, or the mice pouring tea from that cunning acorn teapot, or that kite-flying ladybug, oh the cuteness of it all.
I have that song by John Cougar Mellencamp "Pink Houses" stuck in my head right now. Why? Because I made some little FELT houses...I know it doesn't make sense but that's the way the weird mind of Jen works. They don't serve a purpose except to be something that makes me smile.
I made these with felt and lots and lots of felt scraps. I also used embroidery floss to make all the flowers and such.
This year has been so busy, so this Christmas seems to have arrived quite suddenly and we're barely prepared! We've managed a little tree in our front window, with our presents underneath and a little row of fairy lights on the front of the house. My parents are coming to lunch Sunday, so we've rushed around trying to make the house look its best while also working on some of the painting and furniture rearranging that needed doing now that the floors are done. It's a good motivation when we're really quite tired because we'll enjoy the house being tidy ourselves over the holidays.
The kitchen is really quite liveable despite the lack of fitted cabinets and sink since we have two sideboards for storage and a table for counter space. Most of my time lately (after getting illustration work done) has been spent moving furniture and things and patching up the bathroom walls. We removed so many shelves and cabinets from the walls in the bathroom since we've moved in that it left a lot of marks. Then the workers (as would be expected) left a few scratches and chipped paint patches here and there. But now it's finally ready for the ocean blue paint. I painted a few large areas to live with the colour for a bit before going ahead. And I think it will be nice.
But one of my favourite holiday things to do is finally have some time (sort of) to do crafts just for the fun of it. The embroidery hoops are from the shop I mentioned before, The Workroom. My friend and I went to the stitch n' bitch hosted by Karyn, and were inspired by the gorgeous fabric hoops that she has decorating the walls. I bought a few hoops while I was there (so affordable!) and chose my fabrics and made them up tonight. It's a really simple project with quick results. These are now decorating our hallway.My other project is a hat with a "wheat sheaf" pattern in light grey wool. I'm going to work on that over the holiday and will show you when it's done. When I'm always so busy I feel I always have to be doing something. I can't just watch a movie on tv without feeling guilty for not being productive. So I knit.
Happy holidays to everyone and see you in the new year!
Apparently only about four people on the planet knew that I had a new set of Red Flannel Elephant cards printed some months ago...even Andy's parents didn't realise. I am not mad keen on announcing stuff for sale with trumpets and fireworks; I know it's what one ought to do, but I feel (and this is entirely a personal thing) that to do so ostentatiously is a little like inviting people to a nice tea party and then trying to flog them a second hand motor. It works for others, but I feel uncomfortable about it. However, I've been furiously busy all week making up sample packs and direct mailing lovely little shops, which I feel far easier with. And the response has been pleasingly surprising. Step forward the Church Hill Gallery, in Knutsford, Cheshire, who now have a goodly stock of the 'Lost Toys' collection. This is their order, all piled up for packing.
This morning I had more orders from gorgeous Pad in Chorlton, Lancashire and Penny from Natural Attrill. (She's not a card shop but she is a jolly good friend and valued customer). So I'm on a roll. I'm not sure why it took me so long to get round to doing this, but I was galvanised this week. I've whipped up order forms...
...made various bits of stationary...
...and printed off some formal address labels, after Andy observed that my habit of addressing envelopes in large print with fat, black marker pen gave the impression that I was selling hob nailed boots, not greetings cards...
I'm now thinking about new designs, (painting again - scary stuff) and even what to do for the 2007 Christmas set. Next step is a proper eBay shop, when I really will be trying to flog a secondhand motor - that is to say, sell people 'Out There' my cards and a few old bits of artwork I found lying around.
If you would like to know when it is up and running, please drop me an email. One careful lady owner.
that is wonderful! I love it.
And I’m really looking forward to learning more about this nonfiction project! : )
Thank you! Miss you! You know about this nonfiction project and I’d be happy to chat with you about it some more.
Oh, I love it! You are too talented for words…
You obviously but a lot of time and effort in this project and it will likely be an heirloom for them
GD Bob
Cool! And the wedding – that was pretty amazing too.
Glad you enjoyed both!
Thanks!
*Blush* Thank you!