Petal and Plume, my newest fabric line!

Petal and Plume

I'm so happy to show your my newest fabric line, Petal and Plume, to be in stores this December. This line began with the drawing of the peacock in black and white. When it was colored in Illustrator, I realized that it was much more than the peacock, but part of a childhood memory. The initial colorization looked distincly like a ceramic bird I'd painted for my grandparents when I was a child. I saw that bird on their shelf every time I went to their house, and was so very proud to have it displayed. My mother now keeps it at her house. To me it symbolized the love and warmth I received from my grandparents. The rest of the line developed as an imagined world surrounding the peacock with pops of my favorite colors, blooms of all sorts and a really fun text print that I can't wait to use. I dedicate this line to my grandparents, Millie and Danny, who I miss dearly and who influenced my life profoundly.

Below, the initial sketch for the peacock design which was scanned and colored in Illustrator.

The ceramic bird that I painted at around age 8 for my grandparents with the initial coloration for the peacock. I think what stands out to me is the orangey red color with the green and the way the feathers look scaled. Sorry for the blurry picture... my mom took it late at night. Can you see I gave her eyelashes? That cracks me up.

PS... Is there one print anyone recognizes??? Say possibly from my very first fabric line in 2009???

(Order Petal and Plume from Art Gallery Fabrics for December delivery)

Comments

[Diane]

1.

Love the new line and the story behind it, beautiful! And yes, I recognized the bird on the branches as soon as I saw it!

[Nicole Follow the White Bunny]

2.

Lovely story! And I always admire the colour combinations in your fabrics :)

[Lori Porten]

3.

Here's to Millie and Danny, who inspired an absolutely beautiful line! Congrats to you, once again, Bari!

[Cathy Steiner]

4.

Oh I think you hit this one out of the ball park Bari! I was just going to say it reminds me of your hard won first collection! I used it on my crutch bag so me and this little bird got around a lot! http://sewingforlife.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/the-crutch-bag-project-the-edge-binding-and-reveal/

Nice job!

[Jenny]

5.

Illusionist vine! I just fell back in love with the same print in pink from full bloom. ..thank goodness I still have some stashed

[Katarina]

6.

Congrats Bari, this collection is so amazing, my favourite so far!!! Those little birds in pussy willows are TDF:) xxx

[Cheryl Arkison]

7.

I have that print from your first line! And I was commenting on it to a friend when we were looking for wallpaper the other day! So much fun. Looks like a lovely line.

[Ilisa]

8.

I think you've out done yourself Bari! Gorgeous!!! Love that you dedicated it to Grandma and Grandpa! xo!

[Janet Sonnier]

9.

I have recently discovered your fabric and art. Wow! Your designs are so amazingly beautiful, along with the stories behind them. Add me to your fan list!

[Jan May]

10.

I love it! A wonderful mix of pattern and print. I'm so in love with your recent artwork - and you've got all my favourite colours in this range. Fabulous.