yup, another butterfly

I've done quite a few prints that include butterflies while i've been at citron. Most of them are much more   conversational and feminine than these last 3, but these are my favorites since they were inspired by the real patterns within a living butterfly. This one was from the cracker butterfly. 

butterfly stripe

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This was inspired by the wing pattern and shape of the 2 tailed pasha butterfly.

This one didn't make it past the design phase, but I still really like the image.

Butterfly

This is one of my favorites I have created so far. 
this one will make it to some Nordstroms stores in the near future!

Long Time No See

So, after deciding to pursue textile design I got a job (YAY) at  clothing company called Citron, so I havn't posted in quite a while. I also havnt been doing as much personal artwork as I would like, but I have been working hard and seeing my prints turned into actual fabric has been AWESOME! 

heart swirl

I've decided to start taking my previous artwork and put it into repeat for my textile design portfolio here is heart swirl which can be seen in it's original form way down below

amind stripe

Square edge plaid

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Tribal Owl Pattern

So I've started taking classes at Otis in textile and surface design. I am hoping this is a way i can mix art fashion and design together!

 I also tried it with a little yellow and really like the pop of color

farm alien

abstract _ spike

abstract - fish attack

abstract

the eyes

this is in progress right now. i havnt decided if i want to fill in the white space or not. im also a little undecided about the orientation, but i think i like the option above the best. 

scallops

it cant be seen here because the border is white, but this illustration has a once inch white border. im trying to think more about how the images will look once they are window mounted and framed. 

Roots

Square

Triangle

Heart Swirl

Dillow Blob

Ha sometimes I feel bad for my drawings....why? because of what I name them. 

I usually just go with whatever comes to mind when saving the file on my computer.

this one? it is a blob...and the circles within it have a pillowish look with dots

this apparently equals "Dillow blob" :)

I would like to separate the circle figures to make a large polka dot pattern soon

untitled_swoop

I am adding more to this right now, but i wanted to post what i had so far. I think i am going to fill in all the space on this one since it already extends off the paper 


update

Galactic frame

Im thinking about using the empty frame to make some prints so they can act as frames for pictures or other images.

Fan

untitled blob

This is kind of an organic amoeba blob,

I think it is also a subconscious ode to the Late clothing designer Alexander Mcqueen, who's recent patterns might have inspired my color pallet. 

4 Leaf

I'm definitely thinking about adding more color here, but i also kind of like the simplicity 

Fleur

I'm still contemplating adding a bit more black...we'll see, I think i need to look at it longer

orientation

here is an image before i added more color

after a friends suggestion i decided to take a look at it upside down. very animal like.

untitled stripe _1

This I did just today. I took inspiration partially from the piece that is currently in my blog header (which is from a graphic mock-up poster). 

I like this piece much better in person, I think it is partially due to my scanner again and the yellow looks more even. I have been working on this thick canvas paper which is a beige color (this is because i have A TON of it, i know thats a horrible reason so i might be looking for something a bit whiter soon)

Archie

Here is a piece I did just this past weekend. It developed from a pattern i was playing around with, I noticed the owl shape and decided to run with it.

I have been working on a pretty small scale recently since i really like to see detail. this is 5.5 X 4.25

I also have a red version that I will poster later, I want to add some more contrast first. 

Something that I did on purpose here and that I think I will play with more is what I call asymmetrical symmetry. I really like the distorted mirror image.

Portfolio Hosting

I saw a friend who had her portfolio hosted on this site and its free!! (up till a certain point of course) I am always looking for better places to host my portfolio. Even though i have been attempting to make mariehildebrand.com for over a year i'm much to apathetic towards web design and re-teaching myself dreamweaver to actually do it :)

I have only just started loading stuff (and choosing what to upload) but it seems to be a pretty decent site!

http://mariehildy.carbonmade.com/

Sphere

This is another illustration that developed on the same trip.