All patterns © Struthers Studios
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Holly Jolly
While I was working on the patterns in the previous post, I came up with this too.
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| Original Sketch |
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| Vector Art |
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| Lettering with colored glitter |
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| Tall mug |
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| Round Dinner Plate |
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Holiday Patterns
Here are some fun holiday seamless patterns that I had some fun with.
All of these designs are © Struthers Studios
All of these designs are © Struthers Studios
Monday, May 27, 2013
NYC
I was very lucky last weekend to go to NYC for work. We participated in the New York Stationery Show and I went to help set up the booth. In my "spare time" (haha) I got to see some areas of NYC that I have only seen on TV.
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| 30 Rock |
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| Time Square |
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| Complete Booth, it looked amazing! |
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Studio
We bought our house five years ago yesterday and I picked out which room I wanted to make my studio. Finally, I have finished it and it is a functioning art studio!
Here is the before photo, but to be honest, this is when I had already started cleaning out the closet and shelving units.
The walls were a yellow color which was absolutely horrible! I painted the walls and trim white to keep it really clean looking. Of course I had my little helper with me the whole time.
After I finished painting, I bought a hollow closet door and put white formica board on the top to use as a desk top. My parents gave me an old gray two drawer file cabinet that I spray painted white and used that as the base for the desk on one side. To keep the desk top up on the other side I used L brackets on the wall.
Finally I did some decorating and now I have a full on studio!
Here is the before photo, but to be honest, this is when I had already started cleaning out the closet and shelving units.
The walls were a yellow color which was absolutely horrible! I painted the walls and trim white to keep it really clean looking. Of course I had my little helper with me the whole time.
After I finished painting, I bought a hollow closet door and put white formica board on the top to use as a desk top. My parents gave me an old gray two drawer file cabinet that I spray painted white and used that as the base for the desk on one side. To keep the desk top up on the other side I used L brackets on the wall.
Friday, May 24, 2013
It's been too long!
Hello everyone! I know it has been a long time since I have posted on here, however I am back and ready to post! It seems like the year 2013 has flown by and I can't believe we are coming to the end of May!
Since my last post, I have created some new designs, traveled, completed my design studio and my glass studio. So, I suppose I should start at the beginning.
I have been working with stained glass since I was 15 and I LOVE it! However, to have all the tools and supplies you need quite a bit of room. When I was in Europe, my husband built me another bench and we took a whole weekend to clean and organize (one of my favorite things to do). Now all my saws, grinder, drill press and kiln are up and running, my glass is organized in rainbow order, my glass scraps are put away in drawers and I finally have a surface to create.
Enjoy some pictures of the space and hopefully soon I will get some new glass pictures on here. Seriously, there are not enough hours in a day to accomplish all the "To Do's" on my list.
Since my last post, I have created some new designs, traveled, completed my design studio and my glass studio. So, I suppose I should start at the beginning.
I have been working with stained glass since I was 15 and I LOVE it! However, to have all the tools and supplies you need quite a bit of room. When I was in Europe, my husband built me another bench and we took a whole weekend to clean and organize (one of my favorite things to do). Now all my saws, grinder, drill press and kiln are up and running, my glass is organized in rainbow order, my glass scraps are put away in drawers and I finally have a surface to create.
Enjoy some pictures of the space and hopefully soon I will get some new glass pictures on here. Seriously, there are not enough hours in a day to accomplish all the "To Do's" on my list.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Malt Shop
I have been drawing in a sketchbook since I was a little girl, and I have finally decided to start producing them as digital illustrations. To keep my design abilities fresh, and to build my portfolio I will be trying to produce of these each week. Life tends to get in the way of my designing, but I am going to try!
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| This is the sketch that I started with |
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| Then I drew it out as a vector file in Illustrator |
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| Then I added some texture in Photoshop to finish it off |
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Heart Day
Hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day! I have always been a fan of Valentine's because of all the hearts and the glitter! When I was little I loved making my own Valentine's to pass out at school. Now, I get to design Valentine's that people buy to pass out!
Here is a handmade Valentine that I designed last year. Complete with glitter, foil, gems and a real key attachment!!!
Here is a handmade Valentine that I designed last year. Complete with glitter, foil, gems and a real key attachment!!!
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| Complete view with silver envelope. |
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| Closer look |
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| Key Attachment closeup - complete with gems in the heart part |
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Sparkly Starburst
Happy Tuesday everyone! Well, my new year resolution to post every other day has not had a great start! My goals to deign more and do more glass have not been happening either! Being sick really gets in the way of your plans.
Anyway, this week I thought I would post one of the cards that I designed at work. I love this card so much and am very happy with how it turned out.
Anyway, this week I thought I would post one of the cards that I designed at work. I love this card so much and am very happy with how it turned out.
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| This card has silver foil, gold foil, red glitter, glitter, emboss and gems. |
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| Close up view |
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