Personal Banner Project

 Personal Banner Inspiration:

Artist Inspiration:

Sylvia Chalmers, https://gsaarchives.net/catalogue/index.php/dc-068-7-5-2

https://gsaarchives.net/catalogue/index.php/nds-f-23

  https://www.trc-leiden.nl/trc/index.php/en/blog

Inspiration:

My self mantra I set for the year of 2025 is gratitude. I wanted to incorporate this idea into my personal banner. My family plays a big part in my life and they are who I am extremely grateful for. Our family has an interesting connection to birds; they are just something we always pay attention to and we are aware of many different species of birds all across the world. My dad loves to take photos of birds and even has a whole Instagram dedicated to his bird photography. We pay attention to the importance of little things in life. For example, in spring of 2024, my older sister noticed a pair of Sandhill Crane birds creating a nest and laying eggs. This nest was located on her daily walking route near where she attended school at the University of Central FL. Sandhill Cranes nesting is very unique because they essentially make a mound of collected sticks in the middle of a pond or lake and they just sit on the eggs until they are ready to hatch. This pair of birds had laid their eggs on my birthday, March 10th. My sister observed the birds at this spot almost everyday, up until the day the eggs hatched, which coincidentally was on her birthday: April 12th. This was an extremely special "small moment" for us because these birds had laid their nest and had their eggs hatch on both of our birthdays. This story is very drawn out but, I am grateful and inspired by it.

 So for my personal banner, I wanted to incorporate the scene of two Sandhill Cranes and some text around the word gratitude.

Photo by: Jim Cassidy (My dad) (This is one of the Sandhill Crane parents and a hatchling)

Photo by: Kojihirano - https://stock.adobe.com/contributor/202942202/kojihirano?load_type=author&prev_url=detail

My Sketches:

(Gold fabric circle, with text large in the center, and birds surrounding it)

Pinterest:

Lettering and text ideas - using some kind of thick rope or string to create cursive text

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/9992430417598817/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/32580797302099600/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/155303888261944592/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/5559199534209709/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/492649953357193/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/295337688085561756/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/295337688085561743/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/295337688085329371/

Surface Pattern Design #2

 

Surface Pattern Design

Artist Inspiration:

Brenna Hartnett

https://www.joplintoad.com/1st-quarter-2022/artist-brenna-hartnett

https://www.bebhinneilish.com/shopprints-sow4z-zKIJL-YoWCc

Bebhinn Eilish

https://wmgallery.org.uk/object/ceiling-wallpaper/

William Morris

 

Pinterest Inspiration:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/295337688085554973/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/295337688085554995/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/295337688085554965/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/AVLZFV5djITcQ-pvs9YNs5nKxuudjZIzyvt8yxK8ttIgRt1ywC7Fcf9Ma-vLVcWf3aNLznhAQ6UcASlDP9o0ww8/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/295337688085554968/

https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/celtic-symbols-and-meanings/

On my recent trip to Ireland, I found a lot of inspiration in patterns and shapes that were used in architecture, plates, pottery, and glass windows. Here are two photo examples of this that I took while I was in Ireland:

My Sketches:

I want to try experimenting with painting on fabric or using felt. I think that it would be interesting to use a repeating print from a carved block and use that to create my shapes. 

Surface Pattern Project

Surface Pattern Project 

Inspiration:

1. Nature Printing, Emily Neuburger 

https://www.emilyneuburger.com/2011/07/nature-printing-sea-shells.htm

2. Rachel Schneider:

3. Evi Savvaidi:

https://www.saatchiart.com/

My Sketches:

I want to incorporate a pattern of seashell mono printing. I am inspired by the natural patterns that each shell creates uniquely. I also am interested in incorporating some organic shapes that resemble coral. I want to experiment with different beads stitched throughout the piece as well as pearls. I want to try using paint on fabric as well as some stitching. 

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/295337688085510209/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/295337688085510207/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/505599495679750173/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/266767977920956785/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/213006257365552929/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/48061921602677552/