AGATE INSPIRATION

Our daughter, Renee, returned from shores of Lake Superior, with agates and agate books. She suggested I do an agate batik on silk. Having always been amazed at the patterns that occur in nature, I became very motivated to create a freestyle batik (no preliminary drawing) with agate patterns in mind. I first purchased a white fringed silk sarong, mixed colors that blended and those with contrast, painted wax and dyes onto slippery silk and had a great time doing so!!

IN PROCESS, partially covered in wax!

I sold the batik at an art show to Paula K. who explained

that she planned to frame the sarong, rather than wear it. 

Thank you Paula for your purchase and creativity!

  

Paula had the silk batik framed in the most unique way, folding the fabric upon a tasteful contrasting background!  This contrast presented the fringe so nicely too!  Look how the silvery blues in the batik match the pillows below!

Upon completion of my batiks, I always photograph them,

creating images for future marketing possibilities. It's fun to search for exciting areas within the batik to feature on canvas giclees, paper, acrylic and metal prints and greeting cards on

my Fine Art America site.

I also select striking areas that I redesign, using Adobe Photoshop, for offering repeat patterns available for licensing. 

My batik  repeats offer lucious crackle effect details with blended multi-color!

Cafepress is a print-on-demand company that offers

FLIP FLOPS,

so I couldn't resist adding (check out this link)

AGATE INSPIRED FLIP FLOPS to my Cafepress Store!   

       

A LITTLE INSPIRATION CAN GO A LONG WAY!

Bringing JOYFUL art to your world!



2011 COLOR TREND - Honeysuckle

Pantone has reported that the 2011 Color of the Year is HONEYSUCKLE!

~ Pink ~  Pink  ~ Pink ~

I'll have to say I was surprised!

After inspecting my surface design collections,

I've come across some repeat patterns that fit into this category.

I imagine a bathroom with a tile wall border

OR

a one-of-a-kind end table made from tiles.

Inspiration took hold! 

My CAFEPRESS "TranZitionZ Tiles section

 now contains a few of my repeats that feature honeysuckle!



FLORAL DELIGHTS "TranZitionZ by SuZe" tiles
 used on bathroom counter edging and wall border....this one is fit for a little PRINCESS!



PURSES from Fabric Swatches

In order to make my fabric designs available to the public, on Spoonflower, I need to purchase 8"x8" fabric swatches.  Sewing handy little purses from my swatches has been a fun project!  They all boast a zipper enclosure with a front pocket as well as decorative beads and baubbles.  I'll be selling them at the annual art show in Manzanillo, Mexico, FEBRUARY 28th, 2-4pm at Vida del Mar.

SPOONFLOWER FABRICS by Duda

Now that SPOONFLOWER offers print-on-demand fabric to the public, artist's can upload their images and make a commission.  Artists must first purchase samples of the fabrics for approval.  I just received my first samples and am delighted with quality of printing, the fine details of my batik art and photographic designs and timeliness in shipping!

   I had my Blue Water Batik design printed on BAMBOO/Cotton Rayon, because I plan to make some sarongs for my art show in Mexico in February.  It was a good choice! The fabric is soft, light and flowing, perfect for wearing in a tropical breeze!

~~~I'm excited about making sarongs from my Red Snapper Solar Batik fabric as well. I'm impressed with the way the intricate details really show up in this multi-colored design! Printed on wonderful BAMBOO/Cotton Rayon.

~~~Batik designs, Sun Rays 2 and Solar Coral on 8"x8" sample of Quilting Wt. Cotton. I love these multi-colored patterns and am thrilled that the color is so vivid!

~~My Clown Triggerfish is part of my "Ocean Dudes by Duda" Collection. These two 8"x8" samples printed superbly on Organic Cotton Sateen!  The two coordinate nicely with eachother and also the Blue Water Fabric. Especially for scuba divers and ocean enthusiasts!

~~~Rich Blend and Rust Tiled are digitally altered photographs, printed onto Upholstery Wt. Cotton.  This  Rich Blend fabric sample is a bit darker than the online image appears. Perhaps the upholstery fabric is thicker and absorbed more of the color.  There has to be some flexibility when ordering fabrics!~~~Rust Tiled turned out real neat, designed from my photo of rust on a barrel, capturing a range of rich brown tones!

~~~My Crazy Fingers Piano Batik is so popular, that I decided to create this jazzy repeat pattern. The coordinate on the left was created from my original Piano Batik.  I call it Blue Notes. What do you think about using Blue Notes at Holiday time, for Christmas tree skirts, tablecloths, placements and such? Great for music enthusiasts! Both are on Quilting Wt. Cotton which picked up all the color and details!

 ~~~Two popular music batiks are my Fiddle and Guitar! I reworked the designs to create these fun fabrics.  If you look closely, on the left image, you can see the fiddle's fingerboard, soundholes and shape, which resulted in a pretty cool pattern.  Little hearts on the blue areas were a surprise bonus. :~)
On the right, a neat diamond shape resulted from the Guitar fretboard, producing a wild mirrored repeat! Both work well with denim and black!  These 8"x8" samples were printed onto Quilting Wt. cotton.

~~~ORDER these fabrics at:

http://www.spoonflower.com/suedudadesigns

      These are my very first fabrics available, anywhere, ever!

~~~Art licensing is my goal!!!!!!!!!!!  If you are a MANUFACTURER, you can view my

 REPEAT Pattern COLLECTIONS, called TRANZITIONZ by SUZE

 at: 
http://www.sueduda.com

SPECTRUM Design

Tranzitionz by Suze - SPECTRUM

I look forward to licensing my art for use on

 napkins, plates, cups anad tablecloths!

This is my first "Tableware Mock-Up",

which was just as much fun to create as designing fabrics!

NEW BATIK COLLECTIONS

Thrills!  Presenting 3 NEW Batik Collections!   I love working with all this C O L O R!!!  I can just picture these designs on fabric, wallpaper, gift wrap, flooring, scrapbooking papers and more!  Can you?

TRANZITIONZ by SUZE - RIPPLZ

 With a river in our wilderness backyard, we cannot resist the serenity that kayaking offers!  My Kayak BATIK offered excellent designability with exciting results! I often add less detailed coordinates to my collections to accent the wild patterns.  I can picture a quilt from these patterns!

TRANZITIONZ bt SUZE - SWILRZ

Oooooh la la!  When designing this collection from my Swirlz BATIK, I became more and more delighted as I experimented.  I would really like to have a matching skirt and jacket made out of this fabic, so I could wear it to my fiddle gigs.  Afterall, it would blend so nice with my fiddle! (By the way, I play my Great Grandfather's fiddle which I LOVE!)

TRANZITIONZ by SUZE - FINZ

See the little square on the upper left? ...the fish fins?  This collection is based on that BATIK, which is part of my OCEAN DUDES by DUDA collection.  I loved the way the colors and intricate pattern turned out on the batik, so I began to experiment with reworking that design. As an ocean lover myself, my favorite is the pattern on he top with aquamarine blues and reds.   Notice it's surrounded by a less detailed aqua pattern.  That's my "BLUE WATER" pattern, in which I offer another complete vast collection! 

TRANZITIONZ by SUZE

TRANZITIONZ by SUZE

 are my batik and photographic designs

 created as repeat patterns, inluding borders and icons.

Sue Duda is ready for art licensing!

Here are a few examples of my designs for
 textiles, wallpaper, flooring, scrapbooking, gift wrap, stationery and more.

TRANZITIONZ by SUZE - FIDDLE FAB

   ~created  from  my Fiddle Batik on Silk~

TRANZITIONZ by SUZE -CAMO ARROWHEAD

 ~from my Freshwater batik with Arrowhead Underwater Plants~

  TRANZITIONZ by SUZE - DRUM DANCE

   ~created from my Drum Batik on Silk~