Folk Art Inspiration – Monoprints

January 13, 2010 in DESIGN INSPIRATION, Folk Art, MY ARTWORK | 4 comments

Folk Art Inspiration – Monoprints
Warm, cheery colors and nature inspired folk art themes are close to my heart. For centuries the European peasant class created richly decorated everyday practical objects; textiles and apparel, cooking utensils and tools, furniture and ceramics. Using beautiful things enhanced the hard work of living close to the land.
Ceramic stove tiles from Eastern Europe influenced the choice of subjects in my monoprints shown below. I diverged from traditional folk art color schemes that are produced by natural dyes and pigments, to more modern color combinations. While it could take months or years to produce a single folk art object in the old days, I’ve worked a little more quickly, pulling prints every fifteen minutes or so.
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Warm, cheery colors and nature inspired folk art themes are close to my heart. For centuries the European peasant class created richly decorated everyday practical objects; textiles and apparel, cooking utensils and tools, furniture and ceramics.
Using beautiful things enhanced the hard work of living close to the land.
Ceramic stove tiles from Eastern Europe influenced the choice of subjects in my monoprints shown below. I diverged from traditional folk art color schemes that are produced by using natural dyes and pigments, to more modern color combinations. While it could take months or years to produce a single folk art object in the old days, I’ve worked a little more quickly, pulling prints every fifteen minutes or so.
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  1. Day LEE’s avatar

    Day LEE on January 13, 2010 at 2:20 pm

    Poppy, Nancy and I think your monoprints, knitting doodles, and photos of the Haute Route are fabulous, as well as the script that goes with them.

  2. Angela’s avatar

    Angela on January 25, 2010 at 10:09 am

    I have the your blue vase orange flower mono print in front of me on the screen and the Keisuke’s work up next to it in another window. It’s nice to see the two together, the image that was used for the catalog cover goes well with that print.

  3. Ann’s avatar

    Ann on December 20, 2010 at 7:31 am

    I would buy your cards with sweaters on them-perhaps sending the more “active” or “young” design to some and the more “stylish” or “sophisticated” design to others, etc. Love this idea as it is you and it is unique.

  4. caroline marston’s avatar

    caroline marston on December 20, 2010 at 8:39 am

    When can I put in my huge order?