SAQA Seminar - Unit 3
How do you begin a new artwork? Make drawings, use a sketchbook, improvise on the design wall? Do you have it all thought out before you start or just start and see where the design wants to take you? Our interviews and resource links all focus on the many possible ways to design. Find what works for you and fine tune it!
Want to talk more about visual design with other SAQA members? Join our Facebook group and attend our live chats!
Week 1
Featured Content
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Deborah Boschert shares how she deals with the ups and downs of the creative process. A frequent contributor to magazines and a published author, Deborah offers her insight into making design decisions. |
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Video Conversation with Karen Schulz Jeanne Marklin spoke with Karen Schulz about how she begins a new composition. Karen has design suggestions that will help you develop and refine your design |
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SAQA Seminar Gallery - Explorations: Journeys in Creativity Get a peek into the design studios of our talented members. Watch as they transform fiber into art while highlighting the techniques used to create their beautiful pieces. |
Resources and other inspiring links
The creative process visualized? Take a look at this or this or this.
Three more witty graphic interpretations of the creative process.
Faith Ringgold discusses the process she used to create her Tar Beach quilt.
Beth Carney shares how she "dances into design" in this SAQA Journal article.
In this interview with textileartist.org, Cas Holmes talks about her methods of incorporating images that she’s developed through observation of the world around her.
Fiber artist Daphne Taylor tells about her use of sketchbooks in the process of creating her work.
Jane Sassaman takes us through all the decisions she makes as she collages a new piece. The finished piece will be shown at Quilt Festival Houston so watch for more photos in November!
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Canadian artist Regina Marzlin shares the importance of using a design wall - find out how it helps her creative process! |
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Video Conversation with Heather Pregger Heather Pregger gives us a peek into her comprehensive sketchbook and explains how she tracks her creative process with notes and photographs in this video conversation with Deborah Boschert. |
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SAQA Seminar Gallery - Explorations: Journeys in Creativity This week we have even more process photos from the participating artists. Learn new techniques and be inspired! |
Resources and other inspiring links
An E-book from Textile Artist.com on how fiber artists design using Sketchbooks. They all have unique ways of drawing, painting or collecting images that they use to make their work.
Linda Kemshall offers ideas for coming up with an original design in a recent blog post.
Paula Kovarik uses her imagination and intuition to draw lines into little symbols. Her sketchbook and sewing machine is her way into her process.
Brilliant, inspiring (and short!) video by Daniel Sax using Ira Glass's description of what to do when you feel like your work is not that good.
Lisa Congdon did a beautiful job lettering this quote from Sister Corita Scott Kent about making art. (We're so excited that Lisa will be speaking at the SAQA conference in San Jose!)
Want to get digital with your design tools? Find out the best iPhone apps for artists (and even more here). Or, some for your iPad. There's also some for Android too.
Book Recommendations
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 Art Quilt Collage: A Creative Journey in Fabric, Paint and Stitchby Deborah Boschert* This comprehensive book covers everything from choosing fabrics to creating original surface design patterns to adding texture and design with hand and machine stitching. Plus, it includes a "design checklist" with several questions artists can ask themselves throughout the creative process to determine what is working and what needs attention --- and how problem areas might be fixed. |
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A brand-new book geared just for textile artists. Find out how a sketchbook can help you with your design process - and you may learn some new techniques!
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Though the title says this book is about writing, it is full of amazing ideas and insights for all kinds of artists. |
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Get the secrets for developing and honing your creative talent. All it takes to make creativity a part of your life is the willingness to make it a habit.
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