Asian Acid

some more new designs called #asian #acid 
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Summer holidays are finally over!

now that the kids are back at school I can start creating again! YYYYEEEEESSSSSS
Ill post some of my newer designs with links to them, and please feel free to share and comment on any thing you like :)

Asian night cushion cover £22 ($34)

Leggings!

new design 

I actually love this design. I was working on making a seamless pattern from my chi chi cat design and created a celtic/tribal/ art Novo which looks amazing when mirrored.  

I have never really considered doing leggings before but on meting my friend Tracey she had the most amazing graphic leggings on which she paid £70 odd pounds for. so after our wee convo she influenced me to try designing leggings and I am so glad I did. theses are now available here for £32. 

#Doodles #cats

these started off as doodles I did while I was on the phone to my sister but felt there was something more to this design to be explored. there are just some initial designs but really feel it to be quite successful.  

in store

 I now proud to say that I have my work on display and available for sale in the made in Stirling store in Stirling town centre.  This is great news as it is on show to locals as well as tourists and I have also left business cards for people to lift so they can see my website and Etsy store.  my online  prices are set cheaper so people can see that it is cheaper to buy direct from the artist. this directs more money to me also as made in Stirling charge 27% as well as a pound a day for space.  I was unsure at first as the space I have been granted is right at the back of the store however next to my space is a persons work that specialise in creating works from Harris tweed that seems to be very popular so I am hoping this bodes well for creating interest in my own work.
 Just now I have displayed a little bit of every thing, one display Battle of faith cushion 2 condom army ornaments and 3 girls at Loch Awe prints. I am going in tomorrow to see what work has had the most interest thought it will only have been there for 5 days.  

MADE IN STIRLING!!!

My work is to be viewed by a board of directors for the store called Made in Stirling. I feel confident that my work will be excepted as the cushions will be good sellers and are packaged beautifully. The ethics behind the production is also a good selling point.  I should know within the next 2-3 weeks but I hope this works as a platform to show case my work before taking it to other Boutiques around Scotland and hopefully beyond.   
#wishmeluck 

cushions are Here!!!

FINALLY !!!!

was waiting an unimaginable length of time due to a problem with customs however they are here now an can honestly say they are a product I can take great pride in. The fabric feels live fine velvet or suede and is of the highest quality. I feel the introductory price is marked way to low (£27.99) for the luxury quality produced so will revise pricing at the end of this month.

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Stained glass project

Using acrylic paint +masking fluid in experimenting with various close up detail of the window from Glasgow cathedral ⛪.  It's taking ages for each layer to dry but I am hoping at the end to have a successful composition to put on to a larger canvas.

Glasgow cathedral and St Mungo's Museum

This is what I have done with some of the photographic imagery I have gathered from Glasgow. they are all details of large stain glass windows from both the museum and cathedral. 

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Field Research

I have two trips planed this week to gather visual information the first is tomorrow to Glasgow botanic gardens, as I am keen to gather more images of nature in all its beauty while we have a brief brake in the Scottish whether.  

the second trip is planed for Friday where apparently the rain will be back with a vengeance, lucky it its an indoor trip.  I will go to Glasgow cathedral and St Mungo Museum  of Religious Life and Art. I Have had a lot of interest about the spiritual work I am doing and feel my self growing spiritually as I do so.  I have started looking a lot more in to the teachings of Christ and have found myself drawn closer and closer to faith in doing so.

Photography Cushion Design

Garden party cushion design

I made new designs from some photos I took at a garden show a few years ago and they have proven really popular at £21.99

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NEW DRESS DESIGNS

The new dress designs have been really popular, most of all the Wings and Fire design.  lots of followers would really like to see maxi dresses available but the company I am working with (ArtOfWhere, Canada) don't produce them.  I am going to look at other that might produce but it will be difficult to find one that is as eco friendly and producing the quality for such a good price.

all available from etsy. click here for link  

WINGS AND FIRE

Started transferring images on to dresses and some have a beautiful effect.  

£53.99/ $80

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Old Edinburgh project

looking over some of my older projects and I remembered how much I enjoyed working on the drain pipes for the Edinburgh multiples project. so iv started experimenting with what else I could do with it.
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Approved on Etsy!!!

The manufacturing application has been approved on Etsy!!!  To celebrate I’m giving away a discount code to get 10% off!  Simply type in 10DONNACCI at the checkout when you visit my store. click here for quick link.

The Edge of Sanity Reeks of Liberty

new silk scarf 

$55 (£38) 

design of pink and ivory roses with text The Edge Of Sanity Reeks of liberty

NEW LOGO

messing around with the colours but I'm pretty sure on the typography. its bold as brass and twice as loud! 

ipad Case

I am so happy with the New device covers, this is one I have designed for for the ipad 2,3,4 with the battle of faith detail. they will be sold for $50 which is the equivalent of roughly 0f £34 sterling.  click here for details

Wood cut / Wood block prints

Loch Awe in Argyll Scotland is a truly magnificent place.
While staying there I took inspiration from the young girls in Wellington boots throwing stones in the water just along from the ruins of Kilchurn Castle as the sun set behind the hills and mountains. in creating this image I show the beauty that is innocence in a place that is timeless.
the image is hand carved into Ash wood before being varnished and prepared to print. each image is created by carefully applying an even coat of Blue oil ink to the wood before gently pressing in to the delicate cotton Japanese paper, then allowed up to a week to dry.
23 x 14 cm (9 x 5.5 inches) item is available with frame on request at an additional charge.
The Grain of the wood used is visible on the print adding authenticity to its production and is signed.
if you are intrested in any of these prints please follow the link bellow ;

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/226399472/girls-at-loch-awe-scotland-wood-cut-wood

manufacture application to etsy

Describe yourself and your business

I am a self-employed artist based in Stirling, Scotland, who completed a HND in Contemporary art in 2011 and BA in art and design last year.   My work has social and spiritual meaning behind it. I work in a very fluid manner allowing the work to influences me just as much as I influence it.  I enjoy working with patterns and with multiple prints and at the moment am looking in to printing on fabric which is a material I have worked with time and time again at college and university. 

My subjects are always social or spiritual things I have felt strongly about. Some of the social aspects I have covered include poor working conditions in third world countries, HIV or the Scottish independence debate.  In the more spiritual aspect of things I have looked at is Aristotle’s cave, utopian dreams and at the moment I am working on the battle of faith.

I do a lot of research of an idea before committing to it fully. Once I know I have gathered enough initial research I then move on to the development side and draw sketch print and paint then scan the images and develop them further digitally.

I am just starting out and registered with HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Costumes) in December.  I do not employ anyone and it is just I who creates all the ideas.

Describe How one of your items are made

I develop a product by first researching the subject which is often harder than it seems. For example the battle of faith first came from a dream I had about wings fighting fire. It came to me a few nights after reading the book of revelation and watched a friend at a cage fight.  So I looked at traditional angelic images and read more in to the mythology of angels and looked to cage fighting for models then looked at the wings of birds of prey.  From the knowledge and images I gather I start to sketch, paint, print, and scan then develop further digitally again and again till I find the design. This design became what I would then take forward and initially I looked at curtain and cushion design but have had a few requests for scarves so focused there.

I then looked for a company I felt to be ethical in there working but also affordable that could produce a few example or prototype scarves.   ArtofWhere fitted the bill so using there easy to use website and making sure that all my writes to the image was still up held I tried several different lay outs before committing to one. I decided on 100% silk habotai fabric as it is a more luxurious material and would be most flattering to my design. ArtofWhere also uses only natural fabrics and inks which appealed to me greatly.  I had ordered from other companies but found none could compare to ArtofWhere.  Only after I reserved the product and was impressed by the quality I decided to order more so over all everything was of my choosing.

this is my rough draft to Etsy;

Tell us about the company

Name ArtofWhere

Describe manufacture 

There were 3 deciding factor in choosing the Canadian/American based ArtofWhere.  1 was the range of fabric products they could produce using all natural fabrics and inks that are eco-friendly.  My biggest audience is in America so it also helps to cut the carbon footprint for delivery as they do drop shipping.  2 was the fact that Artofwhere could produce the product from start to finish without any outside interference, keeping the production much simpler and clearer.   3 was the value for money as I could not find anything in the UK that could guarantee the standards of production or natural sources without the price nearly tripling and that includes on delivery.

Though my history with the company is brief I have found them give them 100% genuine in all my dealings with them. ArtofWhere also have a great reputation as a business and have received top marks from their reviews. Each order also come with care instructions so the customer can be confident in the care of them. 

To ensure the quality of items I design I always order a few first to make sure the quality is consistent. Once they have passed my own approval I’ll allow the product to go public.

Public info- location

Canada/ America

Is there anything else we should know