Spring Showers bring New Scarves & Fabric!
Happy Spring! Who doesn’t love Spring and flowers and birds?! I’m very excited to share these new scarves and fabrics that are finally available for you to enjoy! I had so much fun making them over the past year and look forward to sharing a more cohesive collection next year! Follow me on Instagram and please SUBSCRIBE to my newsletter […]
Before & After: Chair Re-upholstered in Ikat Taupe Pattern
I’m so excited to share this project with you! Back in December, a lovely woman contacted me to ask whether I would re-color one of my existing patterns she found on Spoonflower. She wanted to re-upholster a beautiful chair to co-ordinate with her new sofa and rug. We worked together over email to iron out […]
Welcome to the Tropical Fusion Bloghop!
Hello! I’m Femi Ford, an artist in NY, USA. I love painting, printmaking, and creating patterns for textiles! PREVIOUS ARTIST: Jennifer Rogers NEXT ARTIST: Tina Olssen of FYLLAYTA. BLOGHOP START: Groovity Surface Design RADIANT RIO is the title I’ve given to my prints inspired by the Tropical Fusion theme and Pantone Color of the year, […]
Tropical Fusion Bloghop: Jan 18-21!
On Jan 18-21, you are invited to a pattern bloghop featuring close to 50 designers inspired by the theme, “Tropical Fusion” AND the Pantone color of the year, Radiant Orchid! Mary Tanana of Groovity Surface Design has graciously organized the bloghop and Lisa Rivas designed the fabulous logo. So please, either come back here on […]
New Prints at Indigo!
Indigo NY, Jan 14 & 15, check out my work at booth 5E12 with hunt+gather and D. Matt Smith!
Gelatin Mini-Prints
I made these mini-gelatin prints to giveaway as “trades” during the Call of the Wile Soul art retreat last November. I printed with a bunch of my own stencils, store bought stencils and found objects. Some prints I embellished by hand with paint. I wrapped them with other scraps of collage paper and trinkets for […]
Inspiration: Christopher Wool & threeASFOUR
I happened to be in NYC this week and was lucky to pop into the Guggenheim and the Jewish Museum for a shot of inspiration. Although they were still setting up Christopher Wool’s exhibit at the Guggenheim, his work was large and high contrast black and white so I could see it from the sidelines. […]
FIND NEW DESIGNERS: An online, global resource of 150+ surface pattern designers
Huge thanks must go out to founder, Gill Eggleston, for creating the FIND NEW DESIGNERS online surface pattern designer directory and Little White Book (Second Edition). It’s an online, global resource of 150+ surface pattern designers. You can find my work on page 56 of the Little White Book. Grab a cup of coffee […]
September: School, Skillshare, Shows!
We are celebrating September with the three S’s here! School, Skillshare, & Shows! what?! 1. SCHOOL! My kids are in pre-school at the SAME TIME which means I get a few precious hours per week of productivity to focus on my art & patterns! hooray! 2. SKILLSHARE! I signed up for a really great Skillshare […]