Deborah Velásquez: vintage

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

A Collection Revealed

I am into week five of the Lilla Roger's course, Make Art That Sells. I share this mosaic of what I collect as it is the foundation of a design assignment.

I might need an intervention! I put my collections into a mosaic because of the amount of photos. First and foremost I have a have a thing for flowers but here is everything else I collect....Stones and wood from the beach, vintage textiles, vintage art (love Calder, Klee and Kelly) and children's books, vintage pocket books and fun vintage accessories like pins necklaces and sunglasses, bottles for fun flower arrangements, letters and words from the flea markets, printing blocks, hat blocks (I am a milliner), anything Paris related (my favorite place), vintage dinnerware and cups. Hope I haven't overwhelmed but it was nice to take stock. (Hat block photo is from Pinterest, milliner, Leigh Magar) my blocks are packed in the barn at the moment. :)

What you collect is so revealing... as an artist it shows what inspires you, what lights you up you and what influences you.

What do you collect?

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Monday, July 16, 2012

Distracted by a Dress

Went to a "another" favorite shop that carries vintage and vintage inspired clothes and just fell in love with this print on a maxi dress, so I had to buy the dress. I wanted to display the dress in my studio for inspiration but when I put it on a wooden hanger it did not do the dress justice. It was almost like eating a gourmet meal on a paper plate. So for the past few days instead of making art I have been playing with ribbons and a hanger! I decided to wrap some found ribbon to jazz up the hanger. The dress deserved to be displayed on a nice hanger.