Hand-Dyed Macramé: Create Unique Plant Hangers
About Me
A course by Demi Mixon , Textile Artist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“Here I will share my background with you, how I got into my textile arts career, and where I would like to take it. ”
In this video lesson Demi Mixon addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Hand-Dyed Macramé: Create Unique Plant Hangers. Explore colors, shapes, and knotting techniques to create hand-crafted textile wall hangers inspired by nature.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hi, I'm Demi Mixon. I am a textile artist or a contemporary macramé maker. I've always been a creative, ever since I was a child, always playing around with colors and crayons and paints. I always really enjoyed mixing the colors, and I always thought that I was making brand-new colors nobody else knew about. Later, I learned everybody else knew about them, but that is really where my passion for playing with colors began. As I grew older, I continued dabbling in all sorts of types of art. I took photography classes, I danced for a really long time, and I always had some kind of ...”
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Course summary for: Hand-Dyed Macramé: Create Unique Plant Hangers
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Areas
Macramé, Textile Design, Textile Dyeing
Demi Mixon
A course by Demi Mixon
Demi Mixon is a textile artist from Houston, Texas. Though her background is in geology, and she pursued a Master of Science in the subject at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, Demi first picked up macramé as a hobby before turning it into her career. She began selling her pieces online and in craft markets, which led her to win the 2020 Art Category Etsy Design Award.
She eventually decided to pursue a career in textile and fiber art full time, and started Demi Macramé & Designs, her online store. Demi specializes in contemporary macramé wall hangings and soft sculptures inspired by nature. Her work can be found in local and online exhibitions, as well as around the world in the hospitality industry, galleries, and with private collectors.
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