Design Milk recently featured our Arenal rug in their creative process column, Deconstructed. We truly love to see inspiration in action, so we’re especially honored to be a part it this month. Read all about the inspiration behind the unique Arenal rug by clicking here.
Thanks to Scott Nash, who gave us a peek into how he sketches his favorite characters, made us laugh with the story about his dad’s hairdo, and some of his favorites for our Stories in the Studio on Saturday. Thanks to everyone who came out during the East Bayside Block Party to join us. We hope you had as much fun as we did!
Keep an eye out for our next event.
Summers in Maine hold a special place in the hearts of locals and visitors alike. Our state’s slogan says it all, “The way life should be,” and tourists worldwide tend to agree.
For Mainers who live here year round, summer is welcomed later than most places, but the bounty of its possibilities are more than worth the long winter’s wait. For those “from away” as we say, it represents a place to cool off at camp in the summer,
Maine illustrator Scott Nash is stopping by the Studio Showroom at 11AM on July 7, 2018, to read some of his classics to children of all ages. All are welcome! (Be sure to bring your own books for autographs, as we won’t have any on hand for sale.)
Then after Scott’s reading, you can check out all the other cool stuff our neighborhood is up to. Events are also happening at Abigail Gray Swartz,
Thanks to all of you who came out on Saturday! We really enjoyed hosting all of you and hearing all about Chris Van Dusen’s process behind his fun children’s books. Seeing the original artworks that went into the creation of each one was a real treat! We hope all those young enthusiastic faces went home just as inspired as we were.
If you weren’t there, can you guess which book incorporates our classic Kenga rug design and Mica pillows into the scenery?
One of my favorite exercises to do in the studio is to design plants, trees and creatures for a new landscape. I call this landscape Happiland; it is a land I imagine, where the vegetation and the creatures all coexist in a very peaceful way. They need and appreciate each other and more than anything, they celebrate life together and share in the care of the land, air and sea around them.
