remnants of my past
karen klucowicz • July 13, 2020
art & interiors — full circle
You may or may not have checked out my bio to know that I worked many years as an interior designer. This past resurfaces for me in a number of ways the most recent of which is drawing and painting on samples or scraps of fabric from design projects that I’ve had in storage (and are no longer required by suppliers!). It’s a fun way for me to reconnect when I’m feeling nostalgic and a great exploration of new media.
I have also designed workshops for individuals (thru studiok2.ca) to share my experience in collecting, relating the art to your interior, displaying, installing and co-ordinating collections in homes and businesses.
I love that I can bring my past full circle to my present.
Painting on a tweed upholstery fabric, sketching on silk wallcovering, painting on a paint chip are all very different experiences to working on canvas or cotton drawing paper. I’ve always been drawn to creating texture in my paintings and I think working on these media also helps me expand my capabilities in paint. The colours of the fabric and how the paint colours are affected also lends itself to exploring my painting pallette. As when I worked with interiors, I always brought art to them, I am now bringing interiors to my art.
I love that I can bring my past full circle to my present.
P.S. In fact playing with remnants also inspires me to do mixed media projects ... just starting to get into those but here's one I'm playing with in various combinations - glass and paint on wood.
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