This art makes me want to get outside (right now) and work in the garden or plant some new bulbs.
It's shaping up to be perfect weather for a great weekend. Hope you get to enjoy the spring weather as well!
Cheer - kim
Friday, May 18, 2012
Quote for Today:
“Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity.”
Bo Bennett
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Love this series by Sue B., Ritika and Tracy...
It was really cool to see the designs come in for the national launch for tissue boxes.
Here are several great collections received below.
Top Row by Sue
Middle Row by Ritika
Bottom Row by Tracy M.
Have a great Wednesday! - kim
Monday, May 14, 2012
Happy Birthday to Marcela!
Marcela / Argentina/ Contributing Designer to KD - has such a sweet soul and contributes to Kim Designs in many ways - with her great desgins and art, sending "picks from Printrest" for the KD blog and Marcela also sends us much cheer in her emails when she writes to us.
So for those reasons, I wanted to shout out to all that today is Marcela's birthday!
So for those reasons, I wanted to shout out to all that today is Marcela's birthday!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Interesting Article Share from Adele:
Happy Saturday Everyone,
If you have time, you may like to read this article. When people ask me what I do, and I try to explain simply what KD does, it's really not so simple at all. I agree with this article when it says that the print designers are the "unsung group" behind fashion.
Excerpt here:
To keep up with the demand for prints, many designers work with textile designers, a mostly anonymous and largely unsung group who are nevertheless in the industry’s vanguard. In fact, because they work even further in advance than clothing designers, up to a year before a finished garment appears on the runway, print designers in many ways set trends. “Fashion designers would be lost without them,” Rose says. “They’re out there seeing what goes on, on the front lines. So much fashion starts with the fabric, and that starts with them.”
From Adele:
A
designer friend sent me this link. Kind of a cool article about pattern from NY
Times.
Made
me think of KD and all of the designers who work so hard.... Might be worth a
share for you?
Behavior
Pattern | The Psychology Behind Fashion's Latest Favorite - NYTimes.com
Thank you Adele for pointing us to this article.
-kim
Friday, May 11, 2012
Oh I love making cakes and would love to try this.
I must get back to work - spending too much time on Oprah's site.
I am a horrid cook but love to bake...this cake is so pretty - I want to try it for Mother's Day.
What we're eating this month: http://www.oprah.com/blogs/Mays-Must-Try-Food-Guide?FB=fb_omag_may_foods
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Spotlight on Linda P.
How long have you been contributing to KD?
3 years now
Where do you live? (State, Country)
Colorado Springs, CO
When did you realize you had a passion for art/design?
I can't remember not loving art!
In the first grade I was designated "class artist" somehow and the teacher let me stand at the easel in the back of the room and work during class.
Did you inherit your passion/artistic genetics from someone in your family?
Mom is super crafty and Dad always had an interest and
appreciation of fine art. He was played with it now and then.
What is one of your favorite design/art you have created?
It hasn't been created yet!
Why this piece?
It feels light, airy and I always and has a playful feel I enjoy.
Do you have a hobby outside creating/art?
I spend a good bit of time experimenting and tinkering with new
recipes.
I love food and want my vegan meals to be as yummy as all the
other stuff out there.
If you were a color, what color would you be? Why that color?
Periwinkle is a sometimes fav because it reminds me of the color at
sunset just before pink turns to blue.
Favorite food?
Really enjoying my daily "green" smoothies at the moment.
It's mainly because they make me feel so good!
Other than that…….anything spicy - curries,mexican, etc.
Favorite movie and/or book?
Recently loved Hugo
Old movies - maybe Out of Africa
A guilty pleasure?
Always chocolate!
If we showed up at your house unexpectandly on a Friday evening, what is something we would find you doing?
I love summer Friday evenings when there is music in the park.
Winter is spent hunkering down with recordings of my favorite weekly TV shows I missed while maybe trying to knit yet another neck warmer/cowl out of that last ball of hand-dyed yarn that I couldn't resist buying.
An interesting or funny fact about you that you’d be willing to share…?
I have a house full of gorgeous yarn but I can barely knit. It's
become a decorating statement of sorts. I just can't resist the
beautiful colors.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Pinterest Picks by Marcela...
Hope you've enjoyed these selections by Marcela from the site Pinterest!!
Monday, May 7, 2012
Vote for Karo's Art...
Want to browse through some great art? And help Karo? Check this out:
Hello Kim,
I managed to send couple of my paintings to Prague to a
pretty important gallery for a "salon" style exhibition.
All the artist who got accepted and showed in this
exhibition are competing on the gallery's Facebook page.
Whoever has the most votes will have a solo show at the
DOX Centrum of Modern Art which is very awesome.
So As I am trying to collect votes, I hope you don't mind
I am sending you a link to the page as well.
If you feel like voting for me, I would be honored.
Kind Regards
Karo
Friday, May 4, 2012
Apple Blossom In Winchester, VA
We are celebrating the annual "bloom" here in Winchester, VA so KimDesigns is closed.
Check out what we are up to here:
http://www.thebloom.com/
Maureen G. did this great dogwood/bloom artwork that is symbolic of our festival here:
Check out what we are up to here:
http://www.thebloom.com/
Maureen G. did this great dogwood/bloom artwork that is symbolic of our festival here:
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Email promotion that went out yesterday....5/3/2012
Promotion above went out to 15,000 folks in our KD database.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Feature on Larisa's Illustration...
Larisa joined Kim Designs several months ago - her art/illustrations are super and I wanted to share with you..I think baby shower art is so fun so I selected these to feature:
Cheer for a great Wednesday!
Kim
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Spotlight on BAnne!
How long have you been contributing to KD? Since November
2010!
Where do you live? (State, Country) Siloam Springs,
Arkansas, USA Recently named by Smithsonian Mag. #14 Best Small Town in
America! http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/The-20-Best-Small-Towns-in-America.html?c=y&page=15&navigation=thumb&device=iphone
We also live 30 miles from Bentonville, AR, home to
Walmart Stores and the new Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
http://crystalbridges.org/
If you are ever in the area, I would highly recommend a visit!
When did you realize you had a passion for art/design?
I have always been driven to create and be creative,
exploring photography, knitting, quilting and many other outlets, but have
found my happy place in art and design in the last couple of years. I have returned to college to start working
on a degree in Illustration to learn more about art and design.
Did you inherit your passion/artistic genetics from
someone in your family?
My earliest memories of drawing are times spent with my
grandfather. I was crazy about horses
and he took the time to draw with me and show me how to draw. My mother was an accomplished seamstress and
some of my earliest memories are wandering around fabric stores, looking at all
the beautiful fabrics. The smell of new
fabric can still take me back.
What is one of your favorite design/art you have
created?
Why this piece? While I enjoy creating on the computer
for Kim Designs, I would say that if I had to choose a favorite piece of art, I
would choose this one. There is
something about a piece of art that the texture can been seen, the depth of
color can be experienced visually and I just really enjoy figurative work! This
piece was the third in a series of attempts to create this style and the most
successful of my attempts.
Do you have a hobby outside creating/art?
My husband and I like to run together. Outside of that, we have 3 children, so I
stay busy going to their sporting events, football, soccer and ballet!
If you were a color, what color would you be? Why that color? French Ultramarine, the
watercolor version! It just seems so
calm and restful, a refuge to go to when life is crazy busy!
Favorite food? Chocolate, of course! I love dark chocolate and my new favorite
treat is Ghirardelli White Chocolate Bar, the kind with the creamy middle...
Favorite movie and/or book?
My favorite movie, "What's Up Doc" with Ryan
O'Neal and Barbra Streisand.
My favorite book, that is a little harder, I usually read
4-5 books a month and I have a wide range of interests in reading material.
So... my favorite art book is "The Accidental
Creative" by Todd Henry My favorite non-fiction, the Bible and anything by
Malcolm Gladwell Fiction, favorite authors are Ted Dekker, Janet Evanovich,
Joan Hess, David Baldacci and Daniel Silva
A guilty pleasure? A bubble bath, a book and a locked
door and if I'm lucky, a night at home to watch Big Bang Theory reruns!
What would be your dream job? My husband is a designer
also, so my dream job would be him being able to quit his full time job at a
retailer as a designer and working many, many freelance design jobs with
him! We work well together and still
enjoy each other's company after over 22 years of marriage!
If we showed up at your house unexpectedly on a Friday
evening, what is something we would find you doing?
IF we were home and not at
a football or soccer game (a night at home is a rare thing), we would probably
have ordered pizza, rented a Redbox and just be relaxing!
An interesting or funny fact about you that you’d be
willing to share…? When I had just graduated high school, I worked as a
lifeguard at the city pool in Bentonville.
If someone needed to use the phone, we would have to charge them a
dime. One day, a man had finished
playing tennis on the courts by the pool and asked to use the phone. I charged him a dime. His name?
Sam Walton.
Seeing Mr. Sam around town and growing up in a Walmart family was a very
interesting experience, my first job after college was at the Walmart Home
office and that is where I met my husband.
Have a great day everyone! - kim
