Showing posts with label tandem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tandem. Show all posts
Sunday, November 29, 2009
a little press
I got an email this morning from someone who is interested in working with ciuccio. Turns out she saw this very lovely write-up.
Friday, September 4, 2009
this week
Thought I'd share with you a few images from my week.
I'm making two quilts for Rose and Radish from the Tandem series. All I have left to finish this one is the biding. Contact the shop if you are interested in buying.
I'm looking for a new place to hang the apple print that I bought at the De Young Museum a few years ago. In the meantime, I'm enjoying its temporary home on my dresser. Also enjoying this amazing hydrangea blossom that I have had for 3 (!) weeks.
Cristina whittled this whale in her wood working class for our yet to be conceived child. It is beyond cute.
I'm making two quilts for Rose and Radish from the Tandem series. All I have left to finish this one is the biding. Contact the shop if you are interested in buying.
I'm looking for a new place to hang the apple print that I bought at the De Young Museum a few years ago. In the meantime, I'm enjoying its temporary home on my dresser. Also enjoying this amazing hydrangea blossom that I have had for 3 (!) weeks.
Cristina whittled this whale in her wood working class for our yet to be conceived child. It is beyond cute.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
snipits
I've been busy.
For a few jars of pickled green beans.
The classic refridgerator pickles.
Spices for ketchup
Ugly flowers for a wedding.
I started a new tandem quilt for the re-opening of Rose and Radish.
I joined a new Flickr group. Each month we'll be assigned to remake a photograph which will specifically work on a skill. This month is about working with jars and reflections.
For a few jars of pickled green beans.
The classic refridgerator pickles.
Spices for ketchup
Ugly flowers for a wedding.
I started a new tandem quilt for the re-opening of Rose and Radish.
I joined a new Flickr group. Each month we'll be assigned to remake a photograph which will specifically work on a skill. This month is about working with jars and reflections.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
press
Anyone happen to see this month's 7x7? For their "green" issue they chose a selection of environmentally friendly items, and ciuccio's tandem quilt was featured. Woohoo!
Monday, March 16, 2009
new projects
I might be famous next week. In preparation for it, I've been sewing several Tandem loveys for Rose and Radish. Here are two that I worked on over the weekend.
PS Love love loving sea glass, the new color from umbrella prints (as seen below.)
PS Love love loving sea glass, the new color from umbrella prints (as seen below.)
Sunday, February 1, 2009
getting to know you #4
It's week 4 of getting to know you, and today we have a friend of mine, who I've never met. I contacted Amy after seeing her amazing fabric on Etsy, and you will probably recognize it from our tandem project. The blankets are still available at Rose and Radish. Please also notice her amazing cut-outs.
please tell us who you are, and a bit about your business/art
My name is Amy, I'm from Australia and I design screenprinted fabric under the name Umbrella Prints. My friend Carly Schwerdt and I worked together to create Umbrella Prints. We both have different styles which compliment each other and we can explore our own groove and help each other under the one business name. Umbrella Prints is about beautiful imagery and pattern. We use organic hemp/cotton which is soft and strong-a bit like us really (!)
Describe your creative process/creating process.
Wow, big question Ive never thought of it as a process as such. As a visual artist my process is cumulative with ideas growing bit by bit over time and through playing with materials-it is a creative mess which pulls together at the moment the final work is complete. With Umbrella Prints the process has to be different because there is two of us and its a business. Luckily Carly and I tend to come up with similar thoughts at the same time and we both trust and admire one another's view on design so can boss each other's aesthetics until it all fits together as a collection. We have so many thoughts and ideas that our creative process is often a matter of culling and refining than needing to create!
what are your favorite places to shop?
Every cent goes back to building our business so not much shopping happening right now except in my imagination. I work on the Etsy shop for Umbrella Prints and have built up quite a list of favourites which are pretty indicative of what I would be buying if I was shopping up a storm. I often scroll through those lists and smile at the beautiful different things people are making. I love music shops, gardening centres, homewares and tool shops, jewellery, markets and any interesting shops with patterned or sparkly things.
how do you describe your personal style?
A collage. I often wear plain clothes but open my wardrobe and you will find a cornucopia of coloured, patterned clothing from the 50's, 60's and 70's and sparkling ridiculously girly high heels.
what is your top piece of advice for someone trying to run their own business?
Too many! Um! Don't talk about it do it. Get strong and get educated. If you have an idea grow it and present it as best as you can don't be wishy washy.
Use your instincts and ask for help. Don't wait to be discovered.
five things in your daily routine?
Until my child goes to school there is no way I can have a proper work routine. I work in windows of about 5 minutes throughout the day and then I go to bed.
Daily jobs are phone calls, emailing, updating internet, sketching, collecting bits of colour, photographing, jotting down notes, answering questions, picking up and dropping off. It might be surprising but when I say I am a textile designer well its more like administrator when you weigh up time spent designing and time spent selling and merchandising and organizing.
What is your ideal day?
An ideal work day would be waking up slowly at 10am, having breakfast whilst reading a new Italian Vogue on the verandah. Finding a gazillion orders for fabric in my inbox which our assistant would diligently pack whilst we do some sketching for a design brief (MIssoni have called). Our latest fabric arrives perfect from the printer and I do a huge a new window display which causes a frenzy of fabric shoppers to arrive and we sell everything.......that'd be nice!
tell us something about yourself that we might find surprising.
When I'm not wearing my glasses things are a bit fuzzy I have had a number of new design ideas from totally misinterpreting what I am seeing!
please tell us who you are, and a bit about your business/art
My name is Amy, I'm from Australia and I design screenprinted fabric under the name Umbrella Prints. My friend Carly Schwerdt and I worked together to create Umbrella Prints. We both have different styles which compliment each other and we can explore our own groove and help each other under the one business name. Umbrella Prints is about beautiful imagery and pattern. We use organic hemp/cotton which is soft and strong-a bit like us really (!)
Describe your creative process/creating process.
Wow, big question Ive never thought of it as a process as such. As a visual artist my process is cumulative with ideas growing bit by bit over time and through playing with materials-it is a creative mess which pulls together at the moment the final work is complete. With Umbrella Prints the process has to be different because there is two of us and its a business. Luckily Carly and I tend to come up with similar thoughts at the same time and we both trust and admire one another's view on design so can boss each other's aesthetics until it all fits together as a collection. We have so many thoughts and ideas that our creative process is often a matter of culling and refining than needing to create!
what are your favorite places to shop?
Every cent goes back to building our business so not much shopping happening right now except in my imagination. I work on the Etsy shop for Umbrella Prints and have built up quite a list of favourites which are pretty indicative of what I would be buying if I was shopping up a storm. I often scroll through those lists and smile at the beautiful different things people are making. I love music shops, gardening centres, homewares and tool shops, jewellery, markets and any interesting shops with patterned or sparkly things.
how do you describe your personal style?
A collage. I often wear plain clothes but open my wardrobe and you will find a cornucopia of coloured, patterned clothing from the 50's, 60's and 70's and sparkling ridiculously girly high heels.
what is your top piece of advice for someone trying to run their own business?
Too many! Um! Don't talk about it do it. Get strong and get educated. If you have an idea grow it and present it as best as you can don't be wishy washy.
Use your instincts and ask for help. Don't wait to be discovered.
five things in your daily routine?
Until my child goes to school there is no way I can have a proper work routine. I work in windows of about 5 minutes throughout the day and then I go to bed.
Daily jobs are phone calls, emailing, updating internet, sketching, collecting bits of colour, photographing, jotting down notes, answering questions, picking up and dropping off. It might be surprising but when I say I am a textile designer well its more like administrator when you weigh up time spent designing and time spent selling and merchandising and organizing.
What is your ideal day?
An ideal work day would be waking up slowly at 10am, having breakfast whilst reading a new Italian Vogue on the verandah. Finding a gazillion orders for fabric in my inbox which our assistant would diligently pack whilst we do some sketching for a design brief (MIssoni have called). Our latest fabric arrives perfect from the printer and I do a huge a new window display which causes a frenzy of fabric shoppers to arrive and we sell everything.......that'd be nice!
tell us something about yourself that we might find surprising.
When I'm not wearing my glasses things are a bit fuzzy I have had a number of new design ideas from totally misinterpreting what I am seeing!
Friday, October 17, 2008
cat's out
I'm so bad at keeping secrets, so you can imagine how hard it has been for me the last month or so not to tell. Today I'm thinking it's finally time. I'm thrilled to announce an all organic line from ciuccio. I've been thinking organic since the inception of the company, but it has taken this long for it to come to fruition. I found the very talented duo of Umbrella Prints on etsy, and immediately felt they were exactly who I needed to work with to make this new line we're calling tandem. The original designs are screen printed by Amy and Carly in Adelaide, Australia. I adore the bold colors they call kimono and star fruit. After several weeks of hunting for organic solids, I decided on a great sturdy cotton by Oasis. The very cozy back is by Michael Miller. Because these larger quilts are so time consuming, I have chosen to sell them excluively through Rose and Radish. If you don't know them, they are a fantastic modern design shop here in San Francisco who offer high-end products. It's an honor to sell to them. Quilts will be available in the next few days, contact me if you have questions.
Please also read about tandem here at Rain and Shine.
This project has also allowed me to finally work with a professional photographer. Sarah Nuernberger took this and many more amazing images of my quilts. It was an absolute pleasure, and as you can see, she's extremely talented. I'll be posting more in the future.
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