Here are a few shots of the process of designing, printing and gilding the Alchemy collection of art prints. Over the last few months I have spent countless hours in the studio working alongside my amazing husband printing and gilding. I knew I wanted the prints to have a luminous, metallic quality and gold leaf was the answer. Learning how to screen print the patterns in adhesive sizing was a lot of trial and error. I consulted with master printers who, in the end, picked up tips from me!
journeys past: cambodia
Many moons ago I embarked on a journey to Cambodia with a good friend to celebrate the new year at Angkor Wat. I had no idea what I was in for; dizzying heat, huge language barriers, awe inspiring landscapes, meals that can never be replicated and moments of mystical wonder that I'll never be able to describe. This was the rip where I realized that it really is darkest before the dawn and that dawn begets sunrise. As my friends and I watched the new years sun rise over the temples I still remember the weight of the air and those first rays of sun breaking, silhouetting the enormous temples as I tried to take it all in—deep inside my heart with all my senses.
INSPIRED: ALCHEMY
I thought I'd share some of what inspired the Alchemy collection. The creative process is hard to dissect. Images, moments in real life, impressions of experiences, travel, my daily commute...they all come together when I sit down to design. From the top; Richard Serra's Torqued Ellipses at DIA Beacon, gold ink, patterns in the sand in Malibu, marble, shapes and surface detail of outdoor furniture, art deco clutch purse, art deco oval cuff links, zen garden, indigo...