Back to School

Back to School

Yep, I'm participating in yet another course. Make Art that Sells. I took Part A last year. This year is Part B. Last year Part A was wonderfully draining and exhausting. I did so much great work in 5 weeks! And I met some really fabulous people along the way that...

Skully!

A few years ago I entered a contest for a scarf design. The theme was "Skulls". I'm really not into skulls and any kind of "dark" theme, but I always have loved those Sugar Skulls from the Mexican Dia de los Muertos tradition. I ended up being one of the winners! Yay!...

Where did Summer go? Part 3

Where did Summer go? Part 3

The last of my summer school projects from The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design was by far my favorite! Intricate Chaos! Stylesight/WGSN trend agency provided the trend reports that we used as inspiration for our designs. I did a lot of drawings for this...

826 and Counting..

826 and Counting..

826 "Followers" on Pinterest..and counting! Not sure if you've noticed the little Pinterest icon on the right column of my blog...but if you want, join me on Pinterest! I usually Pin things each day, I love using it as a digital folder to collect creative ideas that...

I

I <3 Pinterest

Over 4000 Pins, and 500 followers, I'm still "hooked" on using Pinterest! Follow me at http://pinterest.com/groovity/ Pinterest page for Mary Tanana/Groovity I really do love Pinterest. Last year I moved cross-country after over 10 years in the same house. That had...