Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Two tapestries at The Delta Hotel in downtown Toronto.

This was a great opportunity two illustrations I created that I was able to translate into a tapestry.
The one called The Wave is a great exercise using a blend of blue yarns that create a great transition from light blue to dark giving an effect the sea wave does when it recedes back from the sand.
These two works of art are currently hanging at the Delta Hotel in downtown Toronto in the business section of the hotel.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Arabic corners


This corner design was very interesting highlight for a beautiful detail that made a difference for a simple area rug.
Here we used it as a prop for a "Technics" advertisement.





The pathway

This is one of the most fun I had working with designing a rug.

Here we were left with just very few letf over yarns and well, we wont say his name...he gets upset when you put it out publically.... was very clear he was not willing to throw it out. So, here we were left with limited resources and had to come up with an abstract design that could of course be used as a eye catcher.
I think we did a good job on that one. We were very lucky to have had the opportunity to place this with beautiful furniture.

Saturday, February 3, 2007

Going with the grain


This was an incredible opening to a simple solution for an area rug. Here the idea was to use the same wood grain and continue it into the rug. My client had very simple furniture setting but this arrived up as the Front cover of a national trade magazine and that sure made my client very happy.

Thursday, February 1, 2007


Southern Shores was the name of this piece . The size of this piece was 6'x4' enough to make any furniture stand out. The colours used are very vibrant and tropical creating a very whimsical effect.

Monday, January 22, 2007

Movement


We ended calling this piece Movement because although it had many other variations in it interpretation, I thought it to be appropriate to elevate it to just its true meaning to action. In this same debate I recall just establishing a line a medium and the use of gradation to produce volume.
An different approach perhaps to a known image but a very subtle sensuality that gave a small hint of seduction.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Man and woman

Here is a moment in time when the subject for this tapestry was debated by many.
It was to resemble the concept of man and woman and how the two tones represent not only our differences but also our thoughts that surround us. How could you depict graphically and yet create a piece that would become a recognizable image that could be placed not only on the wall but also on the floor. Can you imagine a glass table on top of it surrounded by a black couch. I am sure it sure was a talked about piece when guests came to the table.
I can count the many other ones that came to mind but seemed a little over the top. This piece was produced back in the mid 90's and our client had a great laugh while we gave her this whimsical approach to a smile.

Thank you for the gift

Thank you for the gift