10 Oct The Women of Highpoint – Pillow Goddess Pre-Market Picks!
You know, sometimes you just have to say it. I think the world would be a lot better off with women running the show. Now, mind you, that is solely my opinion, but I also know first hand that there are some AMAZING women interior and product designers out there in the home design world. So let's start there, shall we?
Two of the top women product designers in the U.S. home furniture industry today are Robin Baron of Robin Baron and Tina Nicole of Nathan Anthony. They both happen to be launching incredible new furniture pieces at the upcoming fall Highpoint Market October 13 – 17th, starting this weekend, in Highpoint, North Carolina.
When it comes to the launch of a new product for any design business,
20 Jun Global Views Features 3 Brand Partners at GRAND OPENING of New Dallas Showroom!
What better way to kick off the GRAND OPENING of your NEW Dallas Showroom than by featuring your Brand Partners and having a BOOK GIVEAWAY! Brand Partners are very special and talented interior designers, authors and, most importantly for Global Views, amazing product designers!
Both The Global Views + Studio | A Home - A Global Views Company brands attract the cream of the crop when it comes to partnering
16 Jun An Outdoor Patio at their New Dallas Showroom? I’m there!
Fashion forward international wholesale brand, Global Views, is having a party! In fact, a rather grand one. If you had a patio with your new showroom, wouldn't you?
How exciting for Global Views + Studio | A Home - A Global Views Company to move into the Dallas Market Center's New Interior Home + Design Center, a remarkable Mid-century modern building. With Global Views presence at Dallas Market Center since 1996, the move
08 May WEST Kicks Off Thursday May 10th – 2 Wknds and 2 More Artist Interviews!
This week is the BIG Kick Off Opening "Due West" of the 7th Annual WEST Austin Studio Tour which begins THIS weekend!
What is WEST you ask? It is the premiere spring art event in Austin covering two weekends in may with over 400 participating artists. It is produced by Big Medium, a non-profit whose sole purpose is to support and promote contemporary art and artists in Texas.
"Big Medium produces the East Austin Studio Tour, the West Austin Studio Tour, the Texas Biennial, and presents innovative exhibitions throughout the year in the Big Medium gallery."
The WEST Austin Studio Tour, of which we are honored and excited to participate in as an artist for the 2nd year, is a
02 May 5 Reasons to Attend W.E.S.T and 2 Artist Interviews!
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"Leaf Trinity" by Judith Simonds.[/caption]
It's already May and the WEST Austin Studio Tour is upon us. Boy, are we excited!! It was so fantastic last year (our first time participating) that we decided to have our studio Deborah Main Designs participate again this year with SIX artists!
Not familiar with WEST? It's the west side of Austin's EAST Austin Studio Tour, and it has been growing rapidly. Hundreds of artists participate in both tours. EAST is always in the fall, and WEST is always in May.
It's so fun to grab some friends or family and take
12 Apr High Point Has It All – 4 Top Designers Launch Products!
If you're an interior designer, retailer, or anyone in the home design industry, High Point Market is probably your destination this week. And for good reason! While I've personally never been (quite yet!) High Point is THE
22 Dec Holiday Cheer with Luxury Textiles, Wallpaper and 40+ Designers – Oh My!
A couple weeks ago, the day before Austin received some rare snow, it was pouring rain, but I had the pleasure of attending my very first Holiday Affair in a private San Antonio home as a new member of the Design Society Dinner Club. Boy, was I in for a treat!
18 Oct 5 Tips for Letting A Statement Piece Speak for Itself!
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KOKET Showroom (G-6051 Salon at Market Square) at High Point Market, Oct 14 - 18, in High Point, North Carolina. Photography by KOKET.[/caption]
"Love Happens", as I've learned first hand through luxury brand KOKET with their dramatic lifestyle "Statement Pieces". And "Love Happened" in Chicago at BOLD Summit when KOKET's founder Janet Morais
16 May FINAL Weekend to See Amazing Art at WEST!
What an incredible first weekend we had at my first WEST Austin Studio Tour put on by the non-profit Big Medium. It's been a lot of preparation but so worth it as we had tons of people walking through my home studio to see all FIVE artists:
03 May Interviews With Two Painters in WEST Austin Studio Tour!
Join me in kicking off the West Austin Studio Tour at Due WEST on May 11! My artwork will be featured, along with the work of nearly 300 other local artists. Tickets on sale now: west.bigmedium.org/duewest.html
The 4 images above are pieces you'll see at the Group Exhibition Due West at the Dougherty Arts Center in Austin on Thursday May 11th, from 7 - 10 p.m. Clockwise from bottom left: sculpture by Judith Simonds, encaustic painting by Annie Darling, floral painting by Denise Jaunsem and textile pillow art by myself, Deborah Main. To view
28 Apr Want To Be A Textile Artist, or Any Artist? Here’s Some Helpful Tips!
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"Bits or Pieces?" by Fiber Artist Marie Welsch. $100 Available at ArtSpace in Round Rock[/caption]
With my 60th Birthday now behind me (boy was that Garden Party a blast...thank you to all who stopped by to help me celebrate!) I can now refocus on my textile artwork, blog and upcoming shows and sharing other artists work with you. It has already been such a busy spring with many exciting exhibitions happening all at once for which I'm incredibly grateful.There is only 1 - 2 more weeks to see my artwork in person at both Round Rock Arts gallery ArtSpace Fiber Exhibition till May 1st and Texas State University Round Rock IMAGINE Exhibition till May 6th. So please stop by.
These past three weeks have been jam packed with my 60th Birthday Garden Party, the Peacock Alley Austin Grand Opening and my first group Fiber Arts Exhibition at the Round Rock Arts gallery, ArtSpace, in Round Rock Texas. This is only my 3rd exhibition as a textile/fiber artist, as I just started applying to art exhibitions last summer. (See my 1st exhibition Artists Interpret Red post HERE).
It's a very exciting journey for me because I love color and texture and textiles and all things vintage. So it was a logical conclusion to realize
29 Mar ‘Tis Spring and Pantone “Greenery” is In the Air!
Spring is my favorite month of the year and our Shumard Red Oak has almost all of its fresh green leaves on it! (I'm sorry for those still suffering through winter, but maybe this post will put a spring into your step!) I also love the month of April because it's my wedding anniversary and birthday, back to back, and this year I've been working on my garden to get it all ready for the special occasions. I love nature and it feels great to get back to gardening.
22 Mar Go West Young Man!
"Go West, young man, go West and grow up with the country." - Horace Greeley
This week's Texture Tuesday takes you West for sure. Right into the heart of Austin, Texas, where when you go West young man, you will also grow up with ART at the West Austin Studio Tour (WEST)!
10 Mar Attending SXSW or Not – Two Must-See Spring Art Exhibitions!
SXSW and Spring Break are here, our Airbnb guest from Holland has arrived and I want to inspire you with art. I love going to art openings and art galleries. Art has a way of opening up your mind, sparking creativity, inspiring imagination, and seeing life from a different perspective. I believe we all need more art in our lives and the Austin area has plenty of it, and at affordable prices too. The above image detail is full of color and texture in the form of tiny square photos taken by artist Thomas Athey. Wait till you see below the larger image of his fine photography below!