May15th
Casa927 San Jose Costa Rica Gallery
At the FIA event in March this year, I was approached by the founders of an artists’ gallery and asked to participate showcasing my canvas rugs. Considering that the majority of artists involved are Costa Ricans, it was an honor to be invited.
Touting the gallery as a solidarity-based business model, Casa927, opened its doors in May of last year, 2011. Displaying the works of more than Read More | Comments
March27th
Creating Nature Art for Your Home DécorCosta Rica is an inspiration to many an artist; the plant and animal life of both ocean and jungle provides a wide array of bright and colorful design ideas from which to create, what I call, nature art for my floor cloths. There are also a plethora of design ideas drawn from the insect world. Read More | Comments
February19th
Stripe design
The challenge: a creative interior design idea for a striped rug (on order by a local interior design company) that would prove elegant yet work well with different furniture styles and home décor. This striped rug was to go on display within the interior design showroom. Read More | Comments
September3rd
Those pretty little rectangular paper paint swatches can be deceiving when it comes to choosing paint colors mostly because they do not reflect light. This applies to both wall paint and paint for custom rugs, or floor cloths.
The best way to get a true representation of how a color will look is buying small amounts of various shades and applying them to fabric or wall. Alternatively, you could also tape the paper swatches to the wall (or floor), then, throughout the day, check to see how the paint looks; the exact same color can look completely different depending on the natural light of the room. Read More | Comments
