Flora de Vida

I have always been drawn to the pattern of the flower of life which is a symbol of sacred geometry. This symbol has been found in temples, art, and manuscripts of cultures from around the world. These designs were drawn onto linoleum blocks and then carved out to create a block print. In this series all of these designs are block printed onto paper.

Pakistani Truck Art

My good friend Becky who owns the fabulous Random tea room in northern liberties where you can get the best homemade chai in Philly http://www.therandomtearoom.com/home.html
recently turned me on to the amazing designs and inspiring paintings of these Pakistani trucks. I would love to see something like this while driving down the highway:) To check out more of these photos visit this website http://web.mac.com/mikespix/iWeb/Site/Pakistani%20Truck%20Art.html

My Etsy Page!!!

Now you can shop for my designs online at my new Etsy page.



http://www.etsy.com/shop/MeghanCassidy

Itajime Shibori

The process of folding fabric, and then clamping it between boards is the Itajime technique of Shibori dyeing. The fabric is folded into vertical pleats of squares, rectangles and triangles and placed between two shapes of wood board or metal and clamped. The shapes of the wood or metal determine the resulting pattern onto the dyed fabric. Check out some of my new creations!!!

Shibori Collection

This collection was created using Shibori which is a Japanese word for manipulating fabric by binding, stitching, folding, twisting, or compressing then dyeing the cloth to create resist dyed fabric.








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More Woodblock Inspired Designs

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Woodblock Inspired Designs

This line is hand-drawn, digitally designed and printed onto silk. I was working on a design project that lead me to Scandinavian woodblocks and I was incredibly inspired.







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Inanna Collection

I call this Inanna, because all of this work reflects the Goddess nature. Inanna was a Sumerian Goddess, and my work is reminiscent of Near East designs. These are all hand-dyed, silk-screened, on silk.








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Island Inspiration

This brightly floral textile, the mayan bag and the green man tanks were inspired by my travels to Mexico. These designs are hand silk screened on cotton. The t-shirt designs are a part of my green man series and are also inspired by traveling and nature.







All images copyright Meghan Cassidy 2010