Embroidered Hand Lettering: Create Wearable Art
What Inspires You?
A course by Ciara , Multidisciplinary Artist and Designer
About the video: What Inspires You?
Overview
“This lesson may be the most important of them all—inspiration! It will drive the direction and feel of your final project. Here, I’ll share where I draw the most inspiration from and give you some tips on collecting ideas for your project. ”
In this video lesson Ciara addresses the topic: What Inspires You?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Embroidered Hand Lettering: Create Wearable Art. Design expressive lettering compositions and learn how to customize your clothing with uniquely embroidered words.
Partial transcription of the video
“What Inspires You? Now that you've learned about me, my work and a few of my influences, in this lesson, we'll take a look at how to gather inspiration for your own project. If you're anything like me, a blank canvas, or a blank jacket in this case, is really intimidating, but also one of the most exciting things about starting a project. One of the things I do to get over this intimidation factor is to go through some of my past inspirations and past photos that I have collected in various bookstores and libraries and trips that I've gone on. I keep all of this in a folder on my devices. I...”
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Course summary for: Embroidered Hand Lettering: Create Wearable Art
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography, Craft -
Areas
DIY, Embroidery, Hand Lettering, Textile Design, Typography
Ciara
A course by Ciara
Ciara LeRoy, a.k.a. Pretty Strange, is a multidisciplinary artist and designer who specializes in hand lettering and embroidery. After studying creative writing and publishing, she began her creative career by making bespoke greeting cards for friends and family. She’s since gone on to collaborate with magazines, art galleries, restaurants, and clothing stores, using lettering as a medium to express herself and the social issues that are important to her.
Ciara established her brand Pretty Strange Design in 2017 and has worked with clients including Facebook, Cosmopolitan, Pfizer, Comcast, and Madewell, helping them to tell stories through letter-based art. She also shares her designs with over 20K followers on Instagram.
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