http://www.printcutsew.com A Screen Print Blog for the Home Crafter Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:03:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 A Screen Print Blog for the Home Crafter screen printing, silk screening, serigraph, tutorial, DIY, crafting clean Michelle St-Onge info@michellesaintonge.com http://www.printcutsew.com/840/blythe-church-designer-to-watch/ http://www.printcutsew.com/840/blythe-church-designer-to-watch/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:11:54 +0000 admin http://www.printcutsew.com/?p=840 http://www.printcutsew.com/840/blythe-church-designer-to-watch/feed/ 0 <h3>Blythe brings humor and talent to the table when she creates. She’s definitely a designer to watch!</h3> <p><span style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.printcutsew.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/09.m4a"></a><a href="http://www.printcutsew.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/091.m4a">Listen to the podcast interview with Blythe.</a></span></p> <p> <strong>Whatʼs the name of your business/ company? </strong></p> <p><span>I sell my work under my own name Blythe Church</span></p> <p><strong>Do you have a website? Blog? </strong></p> <p><span>My website is <a href="http://www.sewnbyblythe.com">www.sewnbyblythe.com</a> and my blog is <a title="Sewn by Blythe" href="http://www.sewnbyblythe.blogspot.com" target="_blank">www.sewnbyblythe.blogspot.com</a>. You can also see my work on my flickr page <a href="http://www.flickr.com/sewnbyblythe" target="_blank">www.flickr.com/sewnbyblythe</a></span></p> <p><strong>What kind of art/craft do you make? </strong></p> <p><span>I have 2 different lines of work. I recreate vintage electronics, cameras, typewriters and other interesting objects that people have discarded in felt. I also make monsters out of recycled wool fabrics.<br /> </span></p> <p><a class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Original" title="Blythe Church" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michellesaintonge/3294455353/"><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3577/3294455353_64e7980386_o.jpg" alt="Blythe Church" width="455" height="364" /></a> </p> <p><span id="more-840"></span></p> <p><span><strong>How would you describe your work? </strong></span></p> <p><span>My felt sculptures are made of embroidered hand dyed felt. They usually take between a week and a month to make so I’d describe them as meticulous! I love seeing people do a double take when they look at them, wondering if they’re real or not so I try my hardest to get down every detail in thread. I also try and make some part of them interactive for instance the Nintendo system has interchangeable screens and game cartridges so you can choose to either play Mario or Duckhunt and the controller and the zapper gun can be plugged into and unplugged from the Nintendo. I want my pieces to be touched and played with. </span></p> <p><span><strong></strong></span> <strong>Where do you sell your work? </strong></p> <p><span>I sell my work at Argyle Fine Art Gallery here in Halifax and at Distill Gallery in Toronto. I also have an etsy site www.sewnbyblythe.etsy.com</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><strong>Where do you make stuff? </strong></span></p> <p><span>Im lucky enough to have a studio and a sewing room in my apartment but I’m often sewing in the living room with my boyfriend on one side, my cat on the other and a good movie on the TV.</span></p> <p><strong>What is happening in the next six months for you? Shows? Stores? Craft fairs?</strong> </p> <p><span>I’ll be taking part in a show called “Remember Love” opening February 11th at Gallery LELE in Tokyo</span><span> and on March 13th  I’ll be taking part in a show at Argyle Fine Art here in Halifax. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><strong><a class="tt-flickr [...] Blythe brings humor and talent to the table when she creates. She’s definitely a designer to watch! Listen to the podcast interview with Blythe.  Whatʼs the name of your business/ company?  I sell my work under my own name Blythe Church Do [...] Blythe Church, felt, plush, indie art clean