Archive for July, 2009
Wearing 2 hats – are you first an artist or a marketer?
Jul
When I launched my online shop www.zesteefashion.com several weeks ago, I thought that having a nice website with all the relevant information well presented will enable me to concentrate more on artwork, as now I will start selling my products. How wrong I was. (more…)
My love of painting
Jul
As some of you already know,I’m not only a T-shirt designer and jewelry maker, but I also like painting. My love of painting started since I was a child. My father used to paint a lot as a hobby using water colors, oil paints and pastels, and our neighbor was a known
painter who exhibited his works in many galleries. I started then taking tutorials with my neighbor using oil paints and continued painting at home using also pastels, pencils and charcoal. Since I moved to New Zealand, I also paint using acrylics. Back in my homeland I used to paint mainly still life and landscapes, but here in New Zealand I started practicing more abstract painting which allows me more freedom and releases my imagination. (more…)
Taking a leadership of your life
Jul
Today I would like to share with you what it means for me to take leadership of my life. For many years I thought that taking a leadership in one’s life means all the “big” things, such as being an important person that influences many people, like a prime minister or CEO of a big company. (more…)
Thread Online Magazine – 3 July ’09
Jul
http://www.thread.co.nz/news/4516/15/Hard-wearing-jewellery/d,thread-article
Hard-wearing jewellery
Have you ever thought about wearing hardware pieces around your neck?
Christchurch designer Holly Bar’s jewellery is made with materials from the hardware store such as washers, nuts, and other interesting items – making them unique pieces of art. (more…)
Tags: Bamboo, DTG, eco, friendly, green, hardware, jewellery, jewelry, media, one of a kind, organic, PR, press release, printed, shirt, shirts, T-shirt, t-shirts
Eco-friendly printing method
Jul
I would like to share with you the latest cutting edge printing technology which we use in all our T-shirts and which is also eco-friendly. This method is called “DTG” – Direct to Garment. In this printing method, the printing media is not a film (as in screen printing) or vinyl (as in press and peel heat transfer) but the garment itself. (more…)
Tags: DTG, eco, friendly, green, method, printed, printing, shirts, T-shirt, t-shirts, technology
Nature as a design inspiration
Jul
I would like to share with you one of my artistic inspiration sources. I’m always looking for new sources of inspiration that will give me fresh and new ideas. But sometimes you don’t need to search so hard. Sometimes it’s just under your nose. Yes, I’m talking about nature. (more…)
Tags: Art, artist, artistic, inspiration, nature, printed, shirt, shirts, T-shirt, t-shirts
Intresting facts about Bamboo
Jul
Did you know that Bamboo plant can grow up to 36 inches (91 cm) in a single day and can reach maturity in less than 4 years?? Amazing – isn’t it?
Bamboo is grown without pesticides or chemicals and protects the air we breathe (it releases 35% more oxygen than trees!!). (more…)
Tags: Bamboo, eco, fabric, fibre, friendly, green, organic, shirt, shirts, soft, T-shirt