Peter Saenger’s shapes are so inspiring ! I can easily see them drawn and thermofaxed or screen printed on paper or fabric.

This information is from the Saenger Porcelain website.

“Saenger Porcelain is a studio-produced body of work, made and signed by the artist. It has been selected for private and museum collections and given as a much-loved gift. All the designs are originals. The process of creating models, molds, clay and glazes is done by hand by Peter Saenger, who has been making clay objects since 1970.”

Quote from Peter Saenger: “I am a puzzler; puzzles have a power over me. I am intrigued to discover the solutions. It is like meeting someone new and getting to know them piece by piece. Designing objects and creating innovative processes is solving intricate puzzles.”

The images below are from the Saenger Porcelain website:

Peter Saenger

Peter Saenger

Peter Saenger

Peter Saenger

Peter Saenger

Peter Saenger

Thoughts + images to ponder, Sondra

More color resources, these are from the Design Milk Blog.

COLOURlovers

Pimkie Color Forecast

Art by Nod young, Read about him, here.

Artist - Nod Young. Image source - http://www.laffichemoderne.com

Artist - Nod Young. Image source - http://www.laffichemoderne.com

Artist - Nod Young. Image source - http://www.laffichemoderne.com

Artist - Nod Young. Image source - http://www.laffichemoderne.com

Thoughts + images to ponder,  Sondra

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful moms out there! We are offering…

FREE U.S. SHIPPING, 50% off International Shipping - orders over $45 -  now until May 14nd, Monday, midnight! click here! 

Need a Gift Certificate? click here!

Have a very special day!!!

Running out of time getting something special for your Mother or another special Mom?

Try these special choices that you can purchase online now or just in time for Mother’s Day!

• Make a donation, in your Mother’s name, to one of the very special programs for people in need on these blogs: Craft Hope, Kiva, Hopeful Threads. Also, Hopeful Threads has a list of blog resources.
• Gift Certificates toward online courses with: the artists, Alisa Burke, or Stephanie Levy , or Holly Becker (Blogging Your Way and Blogging Your Way 2.0). All of them are fantastic instructors and their courses are amazing.
• Gift Certificates toward a purchase at Contemporary Cloth!

Also, our special this week are: 

::: black + white category and patterns + stencils are 25% off – discount appears at check-out

::: 50% off vicki payne + ty pennington home dec fabrics

::: clearance fabrics - up to 70% off, robyn pandolph fabrics reduced to $4.40/yard, 50% off thirties reproduction fabrics

::: free mixed media fabric pack with each copper tjap stamp ordered!

Some of our black + white fabrics!

Just a few of Hans Hofmann’s paintings, read more about him here.

Rising Moon - Hans Hofmann 84 x 78" Oil on Canvas 1962

Combinable Wall I and II - Hans Hofmann 112½ x 84½" Oil on Canvas 1961

Rope Swinger - Hans Hofmann 48 ¼ x 60¼" Oil and Enamel on Canvas 1962

In the Wake of the Hurricane - Hans Hofmann 60 x 72¼" Oil on Canvas 1960

Lucidus Ordo - Hans Hofmann 78 x 84¼" Oil on Canvas 1962

Hello Everyone, Don’t miss this!!!

FREE U.S. SHIPPING, 50% off International Shipping - orders over $35 -  now until May 2nd, Wednesday, midnight! click here!

Here are a few of our fabrics…

Ty Pennington Home Dec Impressions - 50% off

Chelsea

Some of our Black and White Fabrics

Daisy Janie Organic Fabrics

Some of our Vicki Payne Home Dec Textiles - all are 50% off!

and there are so many more interesting fabrics, stop in!

 Best to you, Sondra

I have always loved  Marimekko Textiles for many, many years.  The color combinations and bold designs are always inspiring to me.

• The Official website for Marimekko, click here - go to this website for some fabulous inspiration of bold patterns, wild color.
• I have this book and it is well worth the purchase,  here are some sources for it.

Marimekko: Fabrics, Fashion, Architecture - Ms. Marianne Aav (Editor)

 

Siirtolapuutarha - source: Marimekko website listed above.

I purchased Kierto from txtlart.com , it is a huge design with amazing color. Source: txtlart.com

JUHANNUSTAIKA from textlart.com - looks hand painted.

KOHTI BLUE - Source: textlart.com

What do you love about Marimekko Textiles? Love to hear!

Thoughts + images to ponder,  Sondra

Opps! I forgot to mention that we are in a Giveaway on Kate’s Blog – sew kate sew! It  is a very interesting sewing blog with lots of valuable information.

Click here to see everything that you can win from Contemporary Cloth and Kate’s other sponsors (great wins!!!).

And yes, don’t forget about our 30% off Cloud 9 Fabrics Sale!!!

See you soon! Have a positive week, Sondra

Our lucious, soft as silk, Cloud 9 100% cotton organic fabrics are 30%  off until this Wednesday, 4-24, midnight. Some of our selection is below:

Some of our Cloud 9 Fabrics!

More of our Cloud 9 Fabrics!

And more Cloud 9 Fabrics!

These sales are continuing also…

::: 50% off  Vicki Payne + Ty Pennington home dec fabrics,

::: clearance fabrics - up to 70% off, Robyn Pandolph fabrics reduced to $4.40/yard, 50% off thirties reproduction fabrics,

::: free mixed media fabric pack with each copper tjap stamp ordered!

See you at our next – color + pattern – post.

Best to you, Sondra

Very interesting palette from designer Sophie Theallet, Fall 2012 Runway. Source: Vogue.com

I’d like to see this combination of solids in a small wall quilt or a collage, with maybe a black + white stripe (the lines in varying widths)  - very geometric. But then again, I always like geometric shapes.

Sophie Theallet Fall 2012 Runway

Sophie Theallet Fall 2012 Runway

Would love to hear from you.

Thoughts + images to ponder, Sondra