Abstract Color and Design for Embroidery
Finding Inspiration and Sketching
A course by Jen Smith , Fiber Artist
About the video: Finding Inspiration and Sketching
Overview
“Now I'll share with you where I find inspiration and how I take it and turn it into my design. ”
In this video lesson Jen Smith addresses the topic: Finding Inspiration and Sketching , which is part of the Domestika online course: Abstract Color and Design for Embroidery. Learn how to design and stitch a vibrant piece with striking color combinations to create a unique decoration for your home.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Finding Inspiration and Sketching In this lesson, I'll take you through my process of finding inspiration and creating my final sketch. I'll also give you some ideas for how you can go about creating your design for your project. To start with, I look at my photography. If I have an idea for something that I want to stitch, I'll start there. Sometimes I'll go through memory lane and look at some old photos that I've taken. I have lots of landscape photography that I like to look at for inspiration. To start with, I pulled a few photos from my library that I liked the general idea of, mayb...”
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Course summary for: Abstract Color and Design for Embroidery
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Embroidery, Fiber Arts
Jen Smith
A course by Jen Smith
Jen Smith is an American fiber artist based in Los Angeles who specializes in embroidery. She grew up in a creative household with a photographer for a father and a maker for a mother. Jen later went on to study marketing at university and worked in the advertising industry for a number of years, before pursuing a career as an artist. She first started experimenting with embroidery in 2017 as a creative outlet, before turning it into a career two years later.
Since then, Jen’s work has been featured in various publications, including on the cover of Love Embroidery Magazine. She also recreated the cover of Morgenstern’s novel The Starless Sea for Doubleday Publishing’s cover reveal. She sells her work online in various forms, from earrings to embroidery patterns, and shares her designs with over 110K followers on Instagram.
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