Interior Decor Portfolios
Home Interior Decor Portfolio
Designs made for print on home decor items, such as curtains, various-sized pillows, rugs, bedding, blankets, towels, shower curtains and bathmats.
Gilded Autumn floor pillows and rectangle throw pillows
Home Decor Wall Art Portfolio
Designs for posters, wall tapestries, wall murals, prints and any other type of wall art.
Artist Statement
Lotus Pillow
What I Do
As shown in this brief video, I draw my designs for print on home interior decor products by hand in pencil in a sketchbook. I draw at least two motifs and then select a color palette to work with. I color each motif in with colored markers then scan and process them in Photoshop, combining all of the motifs in different ways to create the final design.
Why I Do It
I grew up in an atmosphere of severe criticism, rigidity and perfectionism, in which intellect and left-brained analysis was prized above all else. When I was young, I had taken ballet, flute, voice, piano and gymnastics. I had even independently tried my hand at drawing with a small amount of success, but only after much aggravation and erasing holes in my paper. I found even the attempt to draw real-life objects agonizing and I concluded: I cannot draw.
In all non-intellectual endeavors, I was paralyzed by the unforgiving critic and perfectionist in my head. I was trapped in the merciless left-brained scrutiny and dissection of technique in every expressive modality I attempted. Then, one day when I was in my mid-20’s, working at a daycare, I was sitting with the children as they were drawing. I picked up some colored markers and began drawing on a piece of paper. The result was quite an elaborate design–a predecessor to the designs I make today.
For me, my designs are freedom, fun and elegance, whereas all other modalities of expression I’ve tried have only resulted in frustration and self-flagellation. My motifs don’t have to look like anything. There is nothing they should be–there are no rules–which ultimately drives me to foster a balance between my creativity and my critical mind.
Finding Perfection in Imperfection
I usually strive for perfect symmetry or balance and become frustrated by the imperfections and unevenness in my drawings, despite my best efforts and measurements, which result in irregularities in the final design when the motifs do not line up perfectly. It also becomes a process of working with my imperfections and mistakes, going with the flow and discovering how fixing my mistakes unfolds an unplanned design that I can be happy with.
