Good golly Miss Molly, I haven't posted in...ummm..well, a really long time. Why? Because I took yet another fabulous e-course called "Make Art That Sells", from Lilla Rogers. Lilla is a well-known artist's agent and put together a very inspiring, educational,...
I was so excited this week to find an email in my inbox from Lucy Ferguson of "My Funny Buddy Sewing Patterns"! She made the cutest little "Buddies" from one of my fabric designs from Modern Yardage. Here are a few pictures from her blogpost...links to the blogpost...
Hey there! CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE THAT IT'S SEPTEMBER ALREADY??? I can't! And to kick off the month, I'd like to share my FREE calendar page that I've designed!! Here it is...... About ME: Mary Tanana is a designer who is inspired by many things; art, photography,...
Hey there! I need some help with garnering a few votes in a contest that I've entered. It's for Beta Fashion, they are known for making gorgeous silk scarves out of the winning designs for their contests. But this time 8 winning entries will become a part of their...
I am beyond excited to announce that my new collection for Modern Yardage is now available for sale!! There are currently two colorways ready for purchase, and eight more to come! Let me tell you, it took a lot of hard work from both myself and the fabulous people at...
Hey there! I finished a fun project this week, for Lilla Roger's Global Talent Search. Lilla is a fabulous art licensing agent, and represents some of the best talent worldwide. She recently posted that she's looking for the next "new talent", and through a series of...
...my new licensing partnership with Kekacase! My products will be available online very soon, they are redoing the site as I post this. VERY excited! What is Kekacase, you ask? Kekacase is an e-tailer that manufactures and sells fabulous cases for Kindles and iPads!...
Need your help for another fun contest from Spoonflower, the theme is "Citrus Fruit". Click HERE to go to the voting page. This is my design (below), called "Fruitylicious", my shop name is Groovity. You're going to see 27 pages of entries. Click on whatever designs...
Just wanted to give you a peek into what I'm working on now for Modern Yardage. Well, ONE of the things that I'm working on now, hehe! This collection is called "Folky-Dokey". Below are the colorways for the main pattern, "Boho". I usually make the first pattern in...
About a month ago I posted that I was licensing my fabric designs to a fabulous new company called Modern Yardage. I wanted to update you on my progress on my first collection... I am currently finalizing the colors, and hopefully this week I'll get everything...