Hand-Dyed Macramé: Create Unique Plant Hangers
Influences
A course by Demi Mixon , Textile Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“My color choices, shapes, and forms are heavily influenced by nature, emotion, fine art, interior design, unique couture, and poetry. Then, I wrap these influences up into tactile material packages to engage and stimulate you as the viewer, hoping that you walk away with a positive experience to share with the world. ”
In this video lesson Demi Mixon addresses the topic: Influences, 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
“ Influences I just told you a bit about myself, and now I'll walk through some of my influences in this lesson. I'm influenced by many different things. It's not just one thing or the other. I find my inspiration from a lot of places. One thing that I really enjoy doing is going to the museums and checking out what new artists or classical artists to contemporary artists have to do and have to say with their work. One of the primary artists that I've been influenced by, especially in her color work and use of form, is Georgia O'Keeffe. I studied her work for a really long time. I've always...”
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Course summary for: Hand-Dyed Macramé: Create Unique Plant Hangers
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Category
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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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