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The Ultimate Painted House(s):are you ready for this?
Are you ready for this? Beadwork and Painting of the Ndebele women. Click on the image to go to our Design Library, where you can order this book. Decorative, functional and symbolic, the art of...
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Decorative, functional and symbolic, the art of the tribal Ndebele women of South Africa continues to amaze us with its beauty, simplicity, and drama. This book was first published in 1986. Many of the...
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Ikat Textiles of India
No image on Amazon.com, so I offer this image of my own copy of Ikat Textiles of India, by Chelna Desai A contemporary view of Ikat textiles in India. Shown are designs in a wide range of colors,...
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Got Color? No More Neutrals…Get Gaudi!
A long winter..”neutrals” got you down? Fret no longer, Get energized with Gaudi. No, it's not a dragon—it's a building. From: Complete works: Gaudi / by Aurora Cuito, Cristina Montes. This image from...
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Indigo Textiles-Technique and History, by Gosta Sandberg
Seriously, I had no idea when I wrote the recent post about Mood-Indigo that this color was going to be such a big thing! In West Elm, Crate and Barrel, and even Home Accents Today, all have some...
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Color Creates Light: Studies with Hans Hoffman
“In nature, light creates the color; in the picture, color creates light.” –Hans Hoffman More than ‘color inspiration,’ looking to fine art is a dynamic way to experience color. Hans Hoffman...
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Fashion in Colors
The spectrum of color: content, interest, application, social meanings, trends, materials (to name just a few) naturally includes textile design and fashion. Even if we’re not “fashionistas” (one of...
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A Maslow-Inspired Thanksgiving Color Palette
What are the colors of Thanksgiving? So much more than paint, decorating, or “trend palettes.” I wanted to offer some color-reflections for the holiday season, and beyond. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs...
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‘Tis the Season—for Nature-Based Spring Color Palettes!
We can usually agree that “nature” is the best inspiration for inspired color palettes. But that’s a broad topic! So for purposes of this post about color inspirations, I’ll stick to what is right...
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