Tank Top Fun With All Over Prints

Painter's Tank Top All-Over Print Tank Top
by julia_art

Becca's Flowers Tank Top All-Over Print Tank Top
by julia_art

This Blue Flowered Painting was done by my sister Becca and looks great on this tank top. don't you think so?

Stargazer Lily Tank Top All-Over Print Tank Top
by julia_art

Garden Tank Top All-Over Print Tank Top
by julia_art
I did this design in colored pencil.

Watercolor Tank Top All-Over Print Tank Top
by julia_art
This one was from a watercolor.

Blue Lily Tank Top All-Over Print Tank Top
by julia_art

The fun twist in this design is that the painting was actually pink before I ran it  though adobe photoshop and made it into this.

Dancing Rainbow Tank Top All-Over Print Tank Top
by julia_art
The inspiration for this design was kind of a nice surprise. I had painted the inside cover of a chest and just happened to photograph it. It didn't look like much then but when tiled and adjusted for size it really pops.

The design process

The amazing thing about designing products with my paintings and drawings on them is that I find myself looking at my work differently. Less about painting a picture or telling a story and more as an overall pattern. I'm even considering shooting pictures of the painted finish on my bathroom walls!

It's just been so much fun that I haven't been able to stop long enough to post here. The possibilities seem endless and just too much fun right now to see what I've got and what I can do with it next.

I'm ready to go back to doing some painting too...as soon as I can figure out how to get back into the room. The painting on the right is almost as big as I am and there are a number of pieces in progress between here and there. It's amazing what you can fit into an 11 foot room!

Designing and loving it!

    
     As I struggle along with that new painting Doug started a new store that would allow me to see what I could do with some of my old paintings and drawings.
It's fun to look at your work in new ways and it brings me closer to my original goals. People always thought it weird but I was a lot more interested in seeing my work as a Dixie cup or a Kleenex box than in having it exhibited in a gallery.
      Seeing my work on the things we use every day makes me so happy and I'm hoping it cheers other people up as well. For those of you that enjoy my letters I even created a bit of stationery with  some of the drawings. I still can't afford to buy any of it but I really enjoyed creating it.
     As an artist people are always saying "you have to do it because you love it, you can't expect to make any money".  This blows my mind that the same world that professes to value creativity and art thinks you should do it for free. In what other line of work that takes so much time, materials and effort would you be expected to go without a paycheck? I've been painting seriously for 43 years so I'd really be interested in discussing this further. What are your thoughts on the subject?

Fun with Fabric Paints: The shirt off my back

There were a number of bottles of old fabric paints that needed to be checked over and sorted out so this simple design of lines and dots worked well to get the job done. I did a watercolor landscape as well today but gave it to a friend before I got a chance to photograph or scan it. I'll be painting something again soon and will make sure I post the next one.