I went to NY

I was in New York the second week of April for Printsource. I stayed at the Beekman Tower Hotel, which had a lovely bar and restaurant on the top floor with wrap around view of the city and east river. The trip was a whirlwind, I went to four museums and one play on Broadway...there is never enough time to do it all in New York City..but I tried. I saw a great show at the Guggenheim: The Great Upheaval. I also went to the Japan Society where I saw "Goodbye Kitty" a show about contemporary Japanese artists who combine their modern vision with traditional materials.

Looking down from the top floor at the Guggenheim

Notes to the victims of the japan earthquake and tsunami at the japan society

The lights of Broadway. I saw "High" with Kathleen Turner

View of the east river from the top of the Beekman Tower Hotel

The Guild Girls after setting up our stand at Printsource.

Printsource Preview

I've been furiously working on new designs for Printsource which is happening in NYC on April 12 and 13. Some of the work I create by hand usually starting with a line drawing or painting. Other work is created entirely on the computer. I hope to have 100 prints by April 2 so I've been working furiously. Here's a preview.

Fabric Junkie

Today I went into Pacific Fabrics to browse around and get inspiration for Printsource. I came out an hour later with $56 worth of fabric and no clear vision of what I'm going to do with it. Printed fabric is like crack to me and I have to stay out of fabric stores to avoid going on binges.

Here are a few new designs I've done for the Printsource show I am attending in April.

Rose Weave |  Copyright Diane Tchakirides 2011

Blue Urns | Copyright Diane Tchakirides 2011

Valentine's Day and updates

Well so much for writing every day here. How about once every month and a half? I've been busy preparing for Printsource in April, creating new textile designs and some marketing materials for the The NW Textile Designer's Guild who I will be showing with. 

I did have time to do a felt Valentine so it's show and tell time. What are you making for Valentine's Day?