16 Nov It’s Here! The Pillow Goddess 2018 Holiday Luxury Gift List!
Drum roll please...... Just in time for the holiday season, we present our 2nd Annual The Pillow Goddess 2018 Holiday Luxury Gift List!
First debuted last year to much acclaim, The Pillow Goddess 2018 Holiday Luxury Gift List features an assortment of hand-selected gifts (some one-of-a-kind) for those special family and
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,
04 Oct Get Your Sparkle on with Cynthia Bloom Collectible Jewelry!
Twelve years ago I went shopping at the Austin Junior League Christmas Bazaar, and I discovered this incredible jewelry line. Full of texture and color, I was instantly drawn to it and started chatting with the owner. The designer, Cynthia Bloom, and I hit it off immediately. As we became friends, it was funny to realize that we were also neighbors, both living in Austin's coveted 78704 neighborhoods for 30 + years,
07 Jun So What’s a Textile Pillow Artist Anyway?
As some of you have heard, or read about, on Social Media, two of my Textile Art Pillows were accepted into a Fort Collins, Colorado art exhibition at 3 Square Art Gallery, which opens TODAY! An art exhibit designed specifically for interior designers and architects, the "DECO-R: Decorative Arts Exhibtion's" Opening Reception is tonight, June 7th, from 6 - 9 p.m. and the show runs through July 6th.
As you can see in the image above, The Anastasia, probably THE piece I'm most
31 Jul The Baroness Launches Fabulous New Showroom in Dallas!
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My fave photo of New York City interior designer, Robin Baron, in her new Dallas showroom in front of her magnificent orange credenza with her bold hardware "Jewelry for the Home".[/caption]
Meeting The Baroness, New York City interior designer Robin Baron, and attending the Grand Opening of Dallas Market's NEW Interior Design + Home Center (IDHC), was the #1 reason I went up to Dallas Market's June Total Home & Gift Market one day earlier in June. I had already planned to attend as
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:
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
01 Mar Can You IMAGINE a World Filled with Art and Peace?
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Photo by Round Rock Arts of IMAGINE, their annual Art Exhibition.[/caption]
IMAGINE walking into Texas State University Round Rock campus this weekend and seeing hundreds of pieces of art from artists all over central Texas - paintings, sculptures, mosaics, fiber and more. You'll see just that at the Opening Reception of the IMAGINE Art Exhibition this Saturday, March 4th, from 7 - 9:30 p.m. And you're invited!! The exhibition runs through May 6th.
This week's Texture Tuesday gives you the full scoop on the IMAGINE 2017 Art Exhibition, and a sneak peek into some of the color and texture you'll find there. (Full disclosure: one of my textile art pillows below will be in this exhibition.)
14 Feb From My Heart to Yours – Let’s Spread Some Love Today!
Happy Valentines Day! Keeping it brief for this week's Texture Tuesday. Above ornament is handcrafted from a vintage silk scarf, vintage 14-K gold French trim, and a
07 Feb From Greenery to Eucalyptus Comes Many Delightful Shades
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A few of the hundreds of vintage French trims, ribbon and brooches I have in my collection to create textile art pieces for you.[/caption]
Are you sitting down? Okay, here's the news: This week's Texture Tuesday is going to be brief. I know that's hard to imagine, since my blog posts are basically short novellas, but I'm going to try for a few weeks to see if I can keep Texture Tuesday shorter.
01 Feb How Small Biz, Textiles, Trim, Belts and Chain Inspire Creativity!
Happy Texture Tuesday! With all that's going on in our country and the world, I thought I'd give your mind (and mine) a break with this week's Texture Tuesday. I feature three textile art pillows I've submitted to apply for art exhibitions. Some exhibitions your work gets accepted, and others it doesn't. I'm currently waiting to hear back from two.
I thought you might enjoy seeing the creative process that goes on behind the scenes in the Deborah Main Designs studio for each art piece I handcraft.
27 Jan 7 Luxury Design Tips Inspired by Christopher Guy and Julia Buckingham in Vegas!
Remember last week I said it was Tradeshow Season with Color and Texture On Trend? Well, Las Vegas Market is wrapping up, and since I'm not there, and had no time to share all my wonderful photos from that AMAZING whirlwind trip last year, this week's Texture Tuesday is dedicated to:
- artist and interior designer Jackie Von Tobel of Soft Design Lab who made the Las Vegas Red Carpet Tour possible for me,
- interior designer Julia Buckingham who debuted her new collection for Global Views, and
- one of the top luxury home furnishings brand in the world, Christopher Guy.
09 Dec You’re Invited to Deborah Main Designs’ Studio for Holiday Cheer!
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Friends, Vintage French trim, textile pillow art, vintage designer scarf pillows, Kumi Jewelry (by my daughter Qin) & more![/caption]
Cozy fire and hot toddies await you this Saturday at my EXTENDED Holiday Open Studio & Sample Sale, 12 - 7 p.m. I know....I know...you Northerners are looking at us as woosies, but anything below 60 and I've got a scarf on...seriously!! Here I am going out last night to a couple local events with my new black Lambsy knitted by fashion designer Kristine Rodriguez of RESPONSIVE TEXTILES. And my neck surely stayed warm!
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Me snuggled into my Lambsy Muff knitted by RESPONSIVE TEXTILES.[/caption]
THANK YOU to
07 Dec Texture Tuesday: Cheers to 7-10-14-17!
Look at all those shopping bags my friend Leslie Hyland Rogers is dashing out the door with! Leslie, founder of Symphony of Soul, and countless other new and old friends, made my first Holiday Open Studio & Sample Sale such a success that I've extended it to four more times in December. I haven't had an Open Studio since 2011, and I think it will now be an annual or semi-annual affair.
30 Nov You’re Invited to Deborah Main Holiday Open Studio & Sample Sale!
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This photo was taken by JD Walker, owner of Flowers & Found Objects, our newest store in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He has a beautiful display of our one-of-a-kind Ornamental Charm Series.[/caption]
This week's Texture Tuesday (no new post this Friday) is about my studio as I'm busy preparing for my Holiday Open Studio & Sample Sale and YOU are invited! I'd love to see you, celebrate the holidays together, and show you where I create my artwork.
Texture and color are everywhere in my tiny South Austin studio. So much that I need to do a bit of culling. It seems you CAN have too much of a good thing. Especially when you're a collector, or in more primal terms, as some south Austin stitchers like to say, a "fabric junkie".
I confess. I have A LOT of stuff!!! (But I am not a hoarder, so don't judge) :-)
01 Nov Texture Tuesday Inspiration Contest This Week!
Happy Texture Tuesday! I'm super pumped up because I just got off an AMAZING Instagram webinar that got me INCREDIBLY inspired!! Which is exactly what I needed this week. And you probably need a boost too, since you might have eaten a bunch of Halloween candy last night, right?
25 Oct Got Your Buttons Up for the Holidays?
Sometimes the best gifts come in small packages. And with my Ornamental Charm Series, we know a little texture and color can go a long way with these very special handcrafted artisan gifts.
As one fan sums it up, "They're like little presents".
14 Oct 6 Tips to Freshen a Guest Room with Luxury!
What a whirlwind of an amazing Austin City Limits Festival!! How awesome was it to hear all that live music and come back to a cozy South Austin bungalow, high on a bluff above the crowds, nestled in the quiet, relaxing Zilker neighborhood. With tranquility awaiting you on a patio under a massive Shumard Red Oak tree and in a bright, contemporary guest room, what more could you ask for?
27 Sep Texture Tuesday – Fur, Textiles, Chain and Janis
Well, leave it to me to have ALL my projects due at the same time! But isn't that how the universe usually works anyways, where you're juggling too many balls in the air and they all need to come together almost the exact same week, or even day?
20 Sep Texture Tuesday Inspiration – Green and Gold
Hi Friends. Starting up my Texture Tuesdays again. These are NOT long posts. Instead, they're about inspiration. You'll see amazing color and texture detail - from nature, textiles, fashion, and jewels - that inspire me and I hope you too.
29 Jul Friday Flowers & Trim – Artists Interpret Red Exhibition
Well, I haven't looked at the news today, but so far, I've not been able to do Friday's Flowers & Trim for 3 weeks now due to terrorists attacks. I'm praying there was not one today (as I have some happy and sad news to share on the creative front) and my thought's continue to be with all those families whose lives have changed forever.
So, today I'm trying to get back to some normalcy with my weekly summer posts. This Friday's Flowers & Trim is RED!! And there's an extra special reason why it's RED.
