Author Archives: Marie Friddle

National Personal Space Day

I thought I’d share a peek into my personal space for National Personal Space Day. This is where I keep a few of my favorite things. You see the corner where I spend most of my life and my two assistants, who do nothing but fight over who gets to nap in this really sad,Continue reading “National Personal Space Day”

Inspiration is Everywhere

I’ve been moving along slowly in From Paint to Pattern, while I haven’t been so motivated to work on any patterns, I did find some inspiration from my little friend here. It was nice of her to bring a little present too, so thoughtful! I thought I’d put my new Photoshop skills to work andContinue reading “Inspiration is Everywhere”

Monday Mood Board

I’m not one to photograph my food, but the beautiful earthy palette in these clams needed to be captured. It was hard choosing the colors from this photo. I reluctantly reduced it down to these 14 colors from 23. Have a great week!

Monday Mood Board

Though I’m taking a Photoshop course right now, I still feel most comfortable in Adobe Illustrator, where I drew this Wolfsbane. It’s the start of a bigger project I’ve had in my mind for a while now but still isn’t anywhere near completion. Wolfsbane is also known as monkshood, but I couldn’t help thinking aboutContinue reading “Monday Mood Board”

Making the Old New

Some of you may have started following me several years ago when I focused on paper cutting and assemblages. I miss those days. It was so satisfying to enter into my zen flow and create something with my own two hands. Bonus if I then sold it! It’s been a long time since I’ve putContinue reading “Making the Old New”