Wall Art has My Heart

If you follow me on Instagram you may know that I've started creating wall art this year. And I've fallen a bit in love. It all started with a small piece I put together just for kicks over a year ago, created with some left-overs from a purse. ​

​I didn't do anything with that one piece at the time, and it fell to the bottom of the pile on my side table. But the idea of creating wall art grew on me. Throughout the fall my mind was full of ideas. Color combinations I wanted to work with swirled around in my head.

I couldn't take action at the time; holiday shows and orders took precedent and I had to wait until the new year to start exploring my ideas. But once my time freed up, I went all in -- and for the past few months, I've been wholeheartedly enjoying the process of assembling textiles into arrangements of pattern and color.

'The Interplay of Opposites', cotton and linen fabrics

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Creating larger works, without the constraints of turning them into handbags, has allowed me to explore so many ideas. ​

I've been able to think about how to create the look of movement with arrangements of fabric.

I've been enthralled with exploring the idea of opposites, especially at a time of such polarization in our country.

'The Interplay of Opposites' by Mary Pow

'The Interplay of Opposites' by Mary Pow

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​There is a lot more that I want to do. In fact, it seems that I have an over-abundance of ideas for color combinations and patterns that I want to work with.  I especially want to think more about how opposites can work together. And I don't want to stop making more.

​​However, the American Craft Show in St. Paul is coming up in just a few weeks. Since I applied in the Fashion Accessories category, I need to stop making wall art (for now) and focus on making more handbags.

​I will have the handful of pieces of wall art that I've completed this year at the show; but, for the most part, I'll have handbags, purses, and wrap belts. ​I'm excited to show off some new colorways, and I'll have a couple of new handbag styles. I think it's going to be a fantastic event.

The American Craft Show in St. Paul is April 7-9, 2017. ​I'll be in booth 510. 
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​I hope to see you there!