Growing up in Lexington, Kentucky March means one thing, MADNESS!! Congrats to the UK men's team for their 4th Final Four in the past 5 years! As well as being undefeated with a new record of 38-0. WOW!!!! Celebrate with a new locally made Tee! The WILDtee is licensed by UK and available at High Street Fly and Kennedy's Bookstore, cotton and sport-tex styles available. S-XL
Loving this pattern focused runway show
Oakland Exhibition
The California Society of Printmaakers and the Los Angeles Printmaking Society teamed up for the second edition of the exhibition California, Los Angeles, and Beyond. Check it out if you are in the Bay Area!
Marbling class
Another busy week of teaching marbling and Indigo dyeing. Here are some pics from the marbling class.
Mastering your Market class
For a lil birthday present for yours truly I signed up for the Mastering Your Market online textile design course! This six week course will cover the basics of working in the three major markets of the textile business. I am looking forward to being in "school" again and learning new things, making more artwork, and thinking strategically. I stumbled across the class on the website Pattern Observer There will be more posts to follow with my progress! Check it out if you are looking for the next step in designing textiles.
Inspiration for my first backbeat in the apparel industry.... trends of sartorial surrealism, old masters with a pop twist, floral disruption, and line drawings.
The exhibition that completes my life
As far as I am concerned I never have to step foot in a museum or gallery again. My life is complete after seeing the Matisse retrospective at the MOMA in NYC of his "Jazz Cut Outs" These have been my favorite works of art pretty much since the day I first learned about them. I have seen a few here and there at the Tate and the MOMA. But seeing them all together in one space from the first one he made to the stain glass windows of his final project... was something spectacular! Even though it was crowded (of course!) everyone viewing the work seemed to be in shock and awe mode. These works of art really please the masses with their vivid colors, decorative motifs, and abstract yet recognizable compositions. At least order the show catalogue if you can't make it to the MOMA.
Thank you Henri Matisse!
For more Matisse inspiration check out Artsy https://www.artsy.net/artist/henri-matisse for educational resources and images of Matisse and many other visual artists.
Happy New Year from Miami!
Wheatpaste mural @ Speakeasy Clothing Co
Finished this "Monster Mash" wheat paste mural before the holidays at Speakeasy Clothing Co. in Ocean Beach, California. Check out the before and after pics!
More Indigo!
I can't get enough of Indigo dyeing and teaching indigo workshops...so much fun!
Holiday Market
How about some hand made goods for gifts this year? Scarves, prints, and pillows available! Email me for details.
amanda.b.rouse@gmail.com
Indigo Dyeing Workshop
November 19th from 10-1 and December 4th from 6-9 I will be teaching Indigo Dyeing workshops at Bravo School of art
Come learn the art of Shibori and the ancient Indigo dyeing process, all materials will be provided. We will make scarves and napkins/place mats. After the class you will easily be able to dye textiles at home and continue working in this fun medium.
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Studio Dog!!
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Monoprinting and Indigo Dyeing Demonstration
Last Friday I participated in a monoprinting demo at Friday night at Liberty Station here in San Diego at the Bravo School of Art. I will be teaching another monoprinting workshop on October 17th from 10-4pm. Stay tuned for dates about the Indigo Dyeing workshop coming up!
New Studio Space
New space for making! Just moved into a new studio at Space4Art in downtown San Diego.
MATISSE AT THE MOMA!!
Not just any Matisse, my favorite Matisse!! And favorite works of art EVER. Ahhh!! I just got tickets to the Henri Matisse Jazz Cut Outs retrospective at the MOMA!!!
I feel like a little kid again, excited and waiting for Christmas ( I am going December 27th)....This show was recently in London and was the most successful show the Tate has ever put on....."Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs is a groundbreaking reassessment of this important body of work. The largest and most extensive presentation of the cut-outs ever mounted, the exhibition includes approximately 100 cut-outs—borrowed from public and private collections around the globe—along with a selection of related drawings, prints, illustrated books, stained glass, and textiles. The last time New York audiences were treated to an in-depth look at the cut-outs was in 1961."
Dog Days of Summer...
Newest Commission
My newest commission! A sign for a cottage in Bay View, Michigan that has two fun names.
