Inspired by the intricacies of vintage textiles, traditional costuming, and modern art, as well as the natural world, her work is both sophisticated and organic. But what really stands out is her unexpected color combinations, making the overall design pack a punch.

Working between Melbourne and Brooklyn, NY, Moodie divides her time between designing and creating woven wall hangings, developing weaving kits, and teaching sold-out workshops across the world. “Weaving is something that I am passionate about and get great pleasure from, and so I am able to use my expertise in education to share this passion with others,” she shared in an interview with Diary of a Smart Chick. “The love and inspiration and energy that I get from my students is the most important part in moving this craft forward and creating newness.”

Her work has also gained a cult following of sorts, amassing more than 120k followers on Instagram, and featured in publications like New York Magazine, Anthology, and O Magazine. Thankfully, you can also purchase her woven pieces on Etsy. Moodie also offers DIY kits so you can weave a wall hanging yourself (God knows you have the time).

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Working alongside textile designer Paula Downes, Nedialkova draws and designs each pattern printed on her products, after which the color scheme and fabric are chosen, with the chosen materials meant to last a long while. “My illustrations are a mix between the Scandinavian aesthetic and Bulgarian folk tales,” explained Nedialkova in an interview with Etsy’s blog, “and they’re also influenced by Bulgarian artists from the ’70s who created these beautiful logo types.”

Originally from Bulgaria, Nedialkova draws inspiration from the places she visited around the world. “I’m Bulgarian originally, but I’ve also lived in Brighton, UK, which is a beautiful town with old architecture,” she notes. “There are amazing decorations and patterns on the houses—circles and ornaments. I translate those into illustrations as well.”

But her creative passion sparked a lot earlier than that. “Something that influenced me from a young age was the drive people had to decorate and personalize their living spaces with found materials, and find beauty in the simplest of objects,” she says. You’d want to see what she has to offer.

The post From Tea Towels to Oven Mitts: This Brand Will Upgrade Your Kitchen appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I took a scarf weaving class and was completely hooked,” she recalled in an interview with The Project for Women. “Ever since I have been taking as many weaving classes as I can and reading books and trying out different techniques.”

What began as a simple way to pass the time would soon blossom into her life’s work. Now, with little over 60k followers on Instagram, Shimek exhibits her work worldwide and teaches her learned techniques through weaving workshops.

Over the years, Shimek has become recognized for her massive woven wall hangings. Exploring the fibers’ organic movement, Shimek’s weaving style allows the fibers to fall into an indeterminate pattern that reveals the beauty and vulnerability of her materials. Amongst her acquired techniques are tapestry and Navajo weaving, rigid heddle, and floor loom weaving.

“I wasn’t an artist before I started weaving and honestly felt pretty intimidated to jump in and meet all these people who have been working in these fields for years,” she admits. But she shouldn’t have been intimidated. “The weaving community especially has been amazing,” says Shimek. “All these wonderful people sharing their work and explaining techniques, it really resonates with me.”

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According to Marañon, her creative process relies on intuition and spontaneity, using geometric shapes and techniques that include repetition. The result is an abstract landscape where the hand of the artist is present, drawing attention to the texture and weight of the materials being used.

“I love exploring all sorts of possible outcomes by simply playing around with color, fabric, print, and texture,” Marañon shared with Brown Paper Bag. “I am inspired most when I’m working, and ideas come in a frenzied rush and I just have to try new ways to lay out shapes, or new ways to mix mediums,” she adds. According to her, experimentation and fun fuel her quilted projects.

“I began quilting late 2013 when working for a fabric manufacturer,” she recalled. “I’d done many digital quilt designs there and understood the basic steps and terminology, and I thought that was enough to start on a project on my own. I dove right into a king-sized quilt using that experience.”

The rest was history.

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“I love knitting and painting, but I go through phases with both of them,” she shared in an interview with Matter of Hand. “I will really focus on painting for four or five months and then, often in the fall, I’ll start to feel like I want to knit a sweater.”

Based in New York, she works as a painter and textile designer with the aim to make art that is at once thought-provoking and joyful. Nature is a recurring theme throughout her work, and specifically gardens. Through the juxtaposition of nature with architecture, she aims to draw attention to the beauty in diversity.

Her creative process includes a lot of research beforehand, which includes an exploration of colors and compositions. “Typically in the front end of the process I do the research and take notes, then I come to a decision more or less about what I want the content of the painting to be,” shared Karamallis. After her visual research, she sits down and paints. “I try to look at the whole thing throughout the process,” she adds. “I think that a lot of painters do that to create a larger, cohesive composition.”

See more of her original work on Instagram.

The post Alexandra Karamallis Paints Lush, Inviting Gardens appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Made from high-quality vintage silk threads, wool, viscose fringe tassels, and cotton threads and cords – they’re simply too colorful (and, arguably, too fluffy) not to want.

Using old weaving techniques, Just adds a contemporary twist to her work by using vibrant color combinations. “As I’m weaving, I usually go crazy jumping on many diverse ideas at the same time like a distracted butterfly,” she shared her creative process in an interview with Sarah K. Benning. “I try to make fast sketches and secure some of the color combinations that suddenly pop on my mind, as fast as possible.”

Born in Barcelona, Spain, she’s now based in Asheville, North Carolina. But you can also follow her creative journey online through Instagram.

The post Your Home Deserves Judit Just’s Handwoven Tapestries appeared first on MobiSpirit.

And so, without knowing so, she took on a hobby which would later become her full-time job. Now a celebrated artist and textile designer, her work has been featured in fiber magazines, galleries, and numerous online design sites; and she also teaches monthly rug hooking workshops in and around her home in NYC.

But what exactly is rug hooking? According to Pearlman, it’s a simple technique that creates looped stitches of fiber onto a cloth surface. “Rug hooking with a punch needle blends artistic expression with tactile material,” she remarked in an interview with Making. “The medium can easily be controlled and designed,” she says, explaining that hooked rugs can be used for a variety of home accessories and objects.

“Finding a way to do what I love and make an income, and not burn out is still a struggle to balance,” she admits. “While making a business of rug hooking removes you from the actual process, teaching workshops feeds my creativity and passion. I am able to share my love of rug hooking, create work at a comfortable pace and stay true to my vision.”

The post Rose Pearlman Turned to Rug Hooking as a Way of Staying Creative appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Made from high-quality vintage silk threads, wool, viscose fringe tassels, and cotton threads and cords – they’re simply too colorful (and, arguably, too fluffy) not to want.

Using old weaving techniques, Just adds a contemporary twist to her work by using vibrant color combinations. “As I’m weaving, I usually go crazy jumping on many diverse ideas at the same time like a distracted butterfly,” she shared her creative process in an interview with Sarah K. Benning. “I try to make fast sketches and secure some of the color combinations that suddenly pop on my mind, as fast as possible.”

Born in Barcelona, Spain, she’s now based in Asheville, North Carolina. But you can also follow her creative journey online through Instagram.

The post Your Home Deserves Judit Just’s Handwoven Tapestries appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“My works may reveal the idea with a figurative or an abstract, many-faced and delicate manner,” she writes on her website. “I like to break intangible things into pieces and, in a way, rename or reorganize them by using the material structure.”

Her subjects most often revolve around the human body, as she focuses on such detail as skin, blood vessels, and nerve tracks. “I am looking for analogies to the material and immaterial structures and the closest features appear in own our bodies,” she writes. “Very often in these cases, the question arises about what is really tangible and what is not and where is the borderline between physical things and emotions.”

According to Jokinen, visual allegories can be found in almost all living organisms, and her work is there to articulate these allegories. Scroll down to see some of her intricate work.

The post Raija Jokinen Breaks Intangible Things Into Pieces appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Her creative process relies on deconstructing and then – reconstructing, altering the materials to create new forms of art. Those include (but aren’t limited to) installations, murals, and even garments, constructed of vintage clothing and linens.

“Textiles are an essential element of our daily lives,” Comeau told Textile Artist, explaining her lifetime obsession. “We are swaddled when born, we sleep in linens, we clothe our bodies each day, and we mark life’s passages with special garments and fabrics.”

According to her, “each piece carries stories of countless human beings: who created, wore, gifted, graced their table with, or found comfort in it.” It is through the process of alterations that she sheds light on these forgotten stories and personal histories.

Take a look at some of her thought-provoking work.

The post Merill Comeau Honors the Past Through Repurposed Textiles appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Inspired by the intricacies of vintage textiles, traditional costuming, and modern art, as well as the natural world, her work is both sophisticated and organic. But what really stands out is her unexpected color combinations, making the overall design pack a punch.

Working between Melbourne and Brooklyn, NY, Moodie divides her time between designing and creating woven wall hangings, developing weaving kits, and teaching sold-out workshops across the world. “Weaving is something that I am passionate about and get great pleasure from, and so I am able to use my expertise in education to share this passion with others,” she shared in an interview with Diary of a Smart Chick. “The love and inspiration and energy that I get from my students is the most important part in moving this craft forward and creating newness.”

Her work has also gained a cult following of sorts, amassing more than 120k followers on Instagram, and featured in publications like New York Magazine, Anthology, and O Magazine. Thankfully, you can also purchase her woven pieces on Etsy. Moodie also offers DIY kits so you can weave a wall hanging yourself (God knows you have the time).

The post Why Not Add a Woven Wall Hanging to Your Home? appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Working alongside textile designer Paula Downes, Nedialkova draws and designs each pattern printed on her products, after which the color scheme and fabric are chosen, with the chosen materials meant to last a long while. “My illustrations are a mix between the Scandinavian aesthetic and Bulgarian folk tales,” explained Nedialkova in an interview with Etsy’s blog, “and they’re also influenced by Bulgarian artists from the ’70s who created these beautiful logo types.”

Originally from Bulgaria, Nedialkova draws inspiration from the places she visited around the world. “I’m Bulgarian originally, but I’ve also lived in Brighton, UK, which is a beautiful town with old architecture,” she notes. “There are amazing decorations and patterns on the houses—circles and ornaments. I translate those into illustrations as well.”

But her creative passion sparked a lot earlier than that. “Something that influenced me from a young age was the drive people had to decorate and personalize their living spaces with found materials, and find beauty in the simplest of objects,” she says. You’d want to see what she has to offer.

The post From Tea Towels to Oven Mitts: This Brand Will Upgrade Your Kitchen appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I took a scarf weaving class and was completely hooked,” she recalled in an interview with The Project for Women. “Ever since I have been taking as many weaving classes as I can and reading books and trying out different techniques.”

What began as a simple way to pass the time would soon blossom into her life’s work. Now, with little over 60k followers on Instagram, Shimek exhibits her work worldwide and teaches her learned techniques through weaving workshops.

Over the years, Shimek has become recognized for her massive woven wall hangings. Exploring the fibers’ organic movement, Shimek’s weaving style allows the fibers to fall into an indeterminate pattern that reveals the beauty and vulnerability of her materials. Amongst her acquired techniques are tapestry and Navajo weaving, rigid heddle, and floor loom weaving.

“I wasn’t an artist before I started weaving and honestly felt pretty intimidated to jump in and meet all these people who have been working in these fields for years,” she admits. But she shouldn’t have been intimidated. “The weaving community especially has been amazing,” says Shimek. “All these wonderful people sharing their work and explaining techniques, it really resonates with me.”

The post Meghan Shimek’s Obsession With Weaving Turned Into Her Life’s Work appeared first on MobiSpirit.

According to Marañon, her creative process relies on intuition and spontaneity, using geometric shapes and techniques that include repetition. The result is an abstract landscape where the hand of the artist is present, drawing attention to the texture and weight of the materials being used.

“I love exploring all sorts of possible outcomes by simply playing around with color, fabric, print, and texture,” Marañon shared with Brown Paper Bag. “I am inspired most when I’m working, and ideas come in a frenzied rush and I just have to try new ways to lay out shapes, or new ways to mix mediums,” she adds. According to her, experimentation and fun fuel her quilted projects.

“I began quilting late 2013 when working for a fabric manufacturer,” she recalled. “I’d done many digital quilt designs there and understood the basic steps and terminology, and I thought that was enough to start on a project on my own. I dove right into a king-sized quilt using that experience.”

The rest was history.

The post Textile Artist Plays Around With Color, Fabric, and Texture appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“I love knitting and painting, but I go through phases with both of them,” she shared in an interview with Matter of Hand. “I will really focus on painting for four or five months and then, often in the fall, I’ll start to feel like I want to knit a sweater.”

Based in New York, she works as a painter and textile designer with the aim to make art that is at once thought-provoking and joyful. Nature is a recurring theme throughout her work, and specifically gardens. Through the juxtaposition of nature with architecture, she aims to draw attention to the beauty in diversity.

Her creative process includes a lot of research beforehand, which includes an exploration of colors and compositions. “Typically in the front end of the process I do the research and take notes, then I come to a decision more or less about what I want the content of the painting to be,” shared Karamallis. After her visual research, she sits down and paints. “I try to look at the whole thing throughout the process,” she adds. “I think that a lot of painters do that to create a larger, cohesive composition.”

See more of her original work on Instagram.

The post Alexandra Karamallis Paints Lush, Inviting Gardens appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Made from high-quality vintage silk threads, wool, viscose fringe tassels, and cotton threads and cords – they’re simply too colorful (and, arguably, too fluffy) not to want.

Using old weaving techniques, Just adds a contemporary twist to her work by using vibrant color combinations. “As I’m weaving, I usually go crazy jumping on many diverse ideas at the same time like a distracted butterfly,” she shared her creative process in an interview with Sarah K. Benning. “I try to make fast sketches and secure some of the color combinations that suddenly pop on my mind, as fast as possible.”

Born in Barcelona, Spain, she’s now based in Asheville, North Carolina. But you can also follow her creative journey online through Instagram.

The post Your Home Deserves Judit Just’s Handwoven Tapestries appeared first on MobiSpirit.

And so, without knowing so, she took on a hobby which would later become her full-time job. Now a celebrated artist and textile designer, her work has been featured in fiber magazines, galleries, and numerous online design sites; and she also teaches monthly rug hooking workshops in and around her home in NYC.

But what exactly is rug hooking? According to Pearlman, it’s a simple technique that creates looped stitches of fiber onto a cloth surface. “Rug hooking with a punch needle blends artistic expression with tactile material,” she remarked in an interview with Making. “The medium can easily be controlled and designed,” she says, explaining that hooked rugs can be used for a variety of home accessories and objects.

“Finding a way to do what I love and make an income, and not burn out is still a struggle to balance,” she admits. “While making a business of rug hooking removes you from the actual process, teaching workshops feeds my creativity and passion. I am able to share my love of rug hooking, create work at a comfortable pace and stay true to my vision.”

The post Rose Pearlman Turned to Rug Hooking as a Way of Staying Creative appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Made from high-quality vintage silk threads, wool, viscose fringe tassels, and cotton threads and cords – they’re simply too colorful (and, arguably, too fluffy) not to want.

Using old weaving techniques, Just adds a contemporary twist to her work by using vibrant color combinations. “As I’m weaving, I usually go crazy jumping on many diverse ideas at the same time like a distracted butterfly,” she shared her creative process in an interview with Sarah K. Benning. “I try to make fast sketches and secure some of the color combinations that suddenly pop on my mind, as fast as possible.”

Born in Barcelona, Spain, she’s now based in Asheville, North Carolina. But you can also follow her creative journey online through Instagram.

The post Your Home Deserves Judit Just’s Handwoven Tapestries appeared first on MobiSpirit.

“My works may reveal the idea with a figurative or an abstract, many-faced and delicate manner,” she writes on her website. “I like to break intangible things into pieces and, in a way, rename or reorganize them by using the material structure.”

Her subjects most often revolve around the human body, as she focuses on such detail as skin, blood vessels, and nerve tracks. “I am looking for analogies to the material and immaterial structures and the closest features appear in own our bodies,” she writes. “Very often in these cases, the question arises about what is really tangible and what is not and where is the borderline between physical things and emotions.”

According to Jokinen, visual allegories can be found in almost all living organisms, and her work is there to articulate these allegories. Scroll down to see some of her intricate work.

The post Raija Jokinen Breaks Intangible Things Into Pieces appeared first on MobiSpirit.

Her creative process relies on deconstructing and then – reconstructing, altering the materials to create new forms of art. Those include (but aren’t limited to) installations, murals, and even garments, constructed of vintage clothing and linens.

“Textiles are an essential element of our daily lives,” Comeau told Textile Artist, explaining her lifetime obsession. “We are swaddled when born, we sleep in linens, we clothe our bodies each day, and we mark life’s passages with special garments and fabrics.”

According to her, “each piece carries stories of countless human beings: who created, wore, gifted, graced their table with, or found comfort in it.” It is through the process of alterations that she sheds light on these forgotten stories and personal histories.

Take a look at some of her thought-provoking work.

The post Merill Comeau Honors the Past Through Repurposed Textiles appeared first on MobiSpirit.