JOURNAL — Art

Yay! I published my first Skillshare class - Designing a Product Line: Transforming Your Design + Illustrations into Products. Follow this link to watch the full course: https://skl.sh/2Z0A0ax. If you aren’t already a Skillshare member, you can use this link to watch and get 2 months to try it out for free. Class Description: “Hi, I’m Pauline Stanley, I’m a designer/artist/illustrator and the designer behind my art brand, Pauline Stanley Studio. I’ve been designing and selling my art, jewelry, home goods and gift products for the past 8 years and I’m here to share all the product design, tips, tricks...

  Plants are all the rage right now and they’ve always had a special place in the work I do. I’ve made various jewelry, art and home decor pieces revolving around these natural elements I love. Our Nature Inspired Product Designs All products found at Pauline Stanley Studio At the beginning of the year, when I was feeling really inspired to make new work, I put together a little series of some of some favorite plants. I ran into a bit of a creative slump at the tail of this winter, so I’m hoping to get a few more varieties down...

STEP 1: Collage Inspiration - Geometric Totem Shapes I’ve been tossing around some new product ideas for a new collection lately. I created these totem shape jewelry pieces last year for Rare Bird and they’ve been a big hit with our customers. Totem Shape Necklace | Totem Shape Earrings   I’ve been interested in seeing how they translate into other products, like wall hangings and prints. I had an idea of the composition I would like to go with on a couple pieces, but hadn’t mustered up enough motivation to bring them to life yet. STEP 2: Paint your collage papers My...