I’m excited to announce that Aaryn West has teamed up with Envelop to bring our prints into your home on a fun and quirky array of products. Ranging from pillow covers and tote bags to a variety of items for the kitchen, Envelop offers a unique way to personalize your space. Take a minute to check out our shop, and stay tuned for more items coming soon!
If you haven’t been over to visit the Aaryn West shop at Society6 recently, be sure to do so when you have a free minute. Here’s a snippet of the newness you’ll find. I think the studio office may need a new motivational floral poster for the wall…
Why, hellooooo!
Please accept my apologies for effectively going MIA over the last few weeks, I’ve had a busy season to say the least! It’s been a whirlwind of creating new art, meeting new clients, signing new artists, and networking with some amazing fellow textile studios at both Printsource NY and Direction by Indigo, both of which took place in New York just last week. The next few days should be relatively calm, which will give me a chance to catch up around here on the blog. Below are a few snapshots from NY, and also a couple of sneak previews of some of the newest designs in the collection. Shoot us a message if you’re in the Los Angeles area and would like to see the line, or if you’re a textile artist looking to work with our studio.
Calling all textile designers! Gardens for Health International is an organization that works in East Africa to provide agricultural assistance to those who struggle with chronic malnutrition. The organization’s founder, Emma Clippinger, has long dreamed of developing a signature “Gardens for Health” print to use on bags, dresses, napkins, and aprons. And the lovely Michelle of Pattern Observer is providing textile designers a unique opportunity to lend their designs to a very worthy cause. Full details and a link to the original post at Pattern Observer below!
Your Client: Gardens for Health International
Deadline: Thursday, October 27th
Your Assignment: To develop an original print that incorporates images that are important to Gardens for Health. Examples include: flowers or sunflowers, seeds, avocados, tomatoes, carrots, beets, eggplants, lettuce/cabbage, squash, sweet potato, broccoli — all things that they grow! Hint: Emma is drawn to simplistic prints that can be easily printed!
Submission Guidelines: Please submit an 11″x17″ jpeg of your final artwork to michelle@patternobserver.com
Prizes:
1. The winner will receive their artwork printed an a variety of items that will be sold worldwide to support an amazing organization! These pieces will also be featured on Pattern Observer.
2. The winner will receive a spot in The Sellable Sketch course that starts November 7th! This is a five week intensive course in which you will learn how to develop an irresistible surface design collection ($180 value.)
If you have any questions about the contest click here to see the original post, where you can leave a comment. If you would like to learn more about Gardens For Health please check out their website here. Please help spread the word through posts, tweets, and sharing. Best of luck!
This week has been a monumental one for this little design studio, as we have just completed our very first trade show! Because we are located here in Los Angeles, we thought the LA Textile Show would be the obvious place to start in our attempts to reach more local clients. I’m extremely happy with how everything turned out, and already looking forward to the next show in March of 2012 . A big thanks to everyone for their support and feedback, and looking forward to following up with the many wonderful people I met this week!
