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5 of My FAV Artists I’ve Discovered…

It’s May 1st and we are celebrating Springtime around here! I am spending time outside on warm sunny days and energized in the studio too! 🙂

Laura Leva Art

Today I want to share with you 5 of my favorite artists I’ve discovered on Instagram! Nothing is more inspiring for me than to see the things other artists share about their art, their creative process, the things that inspire them to create, and their life experience! Thank-you to all of them!

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1.  @lauraleva_art  –   Featured is a screenshot of hers….She shares her inspirations, insights & encouragements………..creative, contemplative, inspiring.

2.@artbylindy  – wonderful Southwest vibe and vibrant colors!

3. @kaffefassettstudio  – a well-known textile artist, using a bold color palette.

4. @nordiccrafter  – eye-catching primary color patterns on white Art Quilts*

5. @ioche.illustration– Fun illustrations about her life’s experiences!  🙂

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*Have a FAV artist?…Feel free to List them in the Comments and share them with us!…And, if You are an Artist or Creative with a website/Instagram site, share that too!    🙂

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In the Studio~The Materials an Artist Chooses

Today in the studio, as I worked I wondered if people ever asked, “What are the differences between creating a picture using cloth vs paints?”

Artists work using a variety of different materials~for example, a potter molds smooth clay, a sculpture chisels cool stone or textured wood, and a painter brushes on flowing paints. And, many times it is a material’s qualities that determine what type of art, or “medium”, an artist chooses to work with.

As a textile artist, I am drawn to cloth and threads…the textures as you touch it…the softness of the fabrics…

Green

And its warmth as it is smoothed with an iron!

The background of “Field of Flowers in Toledo” is done and the “paints” for the flowers are being prepared. I’ve enjoyed my time in the studio today as I’ve quietly worked with beautifully colored and textured cloth.

Purple Flowers

Though, I also have my Garden Hat ready, and have spent time imagining planting our flower beds very soon!!   🙂

Garden Hat is Ready!
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Inspirations from Nature…and An Artist’s Materials.

Another wintry scene…

Winter’s Inspirations

ice encased twigs sparkling in the light…

snow silently falling…

a winter’s break for all!

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As a textile artist, I wonder if some people understand an artist’s motivations for in working in a particular art medium? Many times artist’s feel the urge to create because they are drawn to certain material(s) for some reason, such as fabrics…clay…wood…or watercolors. Is the reason because of~ how it feels to the touch?, how it looks?, or the way one can change or form it into something else?

On these cold, gray wintry days, I realize how drawn to the vibrant, rich colors of the fabrics and threads that I use in the studio! When I long for Spring, perhaps these colors become a substitute for nature’s flowers? Or, they give me an emotional response of hope and joy?

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Color Palette for “Field at Toledo”

Another reason I work with fabric and threads is because of the texture and “feel” of the cloth to my hands…the softness and textures as creations are designed and made. In layering the batting and backing with threadstitching, additional textures are created and layered through-out the piece.

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Color Palette for “Sea Images” series.

Textile art is unique in the soft, tactile nature of the materials, which can cause an  emotional response to the cloth. The depth of line and textures an artist can obtain is different than painting, sketching, and similar mediums.

I was drawn to fabrics as a child in grade school. I loved to visit a local fabric store and view all the many types, color, and textures of fabrics and threads…it fascinated me and motivated my imagination then,,,

and continues to now these many years later!

*If you are an artist, what is the material that most calls to you? For other Creatives in Life, are there types of art that you seem drawn to, because of the type of materials used to create it?