From Love Me Do Photography
Also featured on Green Wedding Shoes
Sunday, July 31, 2011
tree love
From Love Me Do Photography
Also featured on Green Wedding Shoes
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
creating something out of nothing
How much do we love these ingenious uses on recycling!
Yuken Teryua‘s work proves that discarded everyday objects can be re-invented into something elegant and beautiful. The Japanese artist crafts toilet paper rolls with a level of detail so that they adopt a new identity as delicately sculpted pieces — reminiscent of columnar wind chimes intertwined in the branches of a tree. The Japanese artist has also used shopping bags and old pizza boxes in his collection of work that uses recycled materials to defy the defined roles of these objects.
Read more: ECO ART: Toilet Paper Roll Cut-Outs | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World
ECO ART: Toilet Paper Roll Cut-Outs
Yuken Teryua‘s work proves that discarded everyday objects can be re-invented into something elegant and beautiful. The Japanese artist crafts toilet paper rolls with a level of detail so that they adopt a new identity as delicately sculpted pieces — reminiscent of columnar wind chimes intertwined in the branches of a tree. The Japanese artist has also used shopping bags and old pizza boxes in his collection of work that uses recycled materials to defy the defined roles of these objects.
Read more: ECO ART: Toilet Paper Roll Cut-Outs | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World
Monday, July 25, 2011
Co-Founders and Partners of Bleu de Toi handmade featured in Pepperdine Magazine
In addition to being entrepreneurs, Joshua and I are also fine artists and alumni from Pepperdine University together. The schools magazine recently did a feature on our dual lives and our recent success...
A husband-and-wife team of Seaver studio art alumni finds a middle ground between their creative passions and entrepreneurial pursuits.
By Gareen Darakjian
The double lives of Joshua ( ’07) and Hilary (’06) Dildine began the day of their engagement in July 2008. Both independently successful fine artists with extensive portfolios and exhibited works, the couple put their heads together to come up with do-it- yourself options for their impending nuptials. They hatched the idea of creating original keepsake artwork that only two artists would think of when planning a wedding: a handdrawn, personalized fingerprint tree that they used as a guestbook at their reception. “We wanted something that was really personal and collaborative,” says Hilary of their motivation. “It was a nice visual representation of the day,” she recalls; the piece of art now hangs in their dining room at home.
Inspired by the local buzz around their inventive idea and Hilary’s Pepperdine study abroad experience in France, the pair launched Bleu de Toi, “crazy for you”, and posted a few of their drawings on handmade marketplace Etsy.com. They sold out by the end of the day and have continued on the same track since March 2010. “There is something really neat about having something that has been touched by all of the people special enough to share their special day with,” explains Hilary of the company’s popularity. “We started a new trend in the wedding industry,” Joshua adds, “and it has grown like wildfire.”
The couple now splits their time between creating the expressive art of their training and the
commercial art that largely provides their livelihood....
(read more about our fine art endeavors and the rest of the article here: http://magazine.pepperdine.edu/index.php/2011/07/a-fine-balance/)
A husband-and-wife team of Seaver studio art alumni finds a middle ground between their creative passions and entrepreneurial pursuits.
By Gareen Darakjian
The double lives of Joshua ( ’07) and Hilary (’06) Dildine began the day of their engagement in July 2008. Both independently successful fine artists with extensive portfolios and exhibited works, the couple put their heads together to come up with do-it- yourself options for their impending nuptials. They hatched the idea of creating original keepsake artwork that only two artists would think of when planning a wedding: a handdrawn, personalized fingerprint tree that they used as a guestbook at their reception. “We wanted something that was really personal and collaborative,” says Hilary of their motivation. “It was a nice visual representation of the day,” she recalls; the piece of art now hangs in their dining room at home.Inspired by the local buzz around their inventive idea and Hilary’s Pepperdine study abroad experience in France, the pair launched Bleu de Toi, “crazy for you”, and posted a few of their drawings on handmade marketplace Etsy.com. They sold out by the end of the day and have continued on the same track since March 2010. “There is something really neat about having something that has been touched by all of the people special enough to share their special day with,” explains Hilary of the company’s popularity. “We started a new trend in the wedding industry,” Joshua adds, “and it has grown like wildfire.”
The couple now splits their time between creating the expressive art of their training and the
commercial art that largely provides their livelihood....
(read more about our fine art endeavors and the rest of the article here: http://magazine.pepperdine.edu/index.php/2011/07/a-fine-balance/)
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Don't leave your fingerprint art unattended!
The unique guest log fingerprint drawing is a great way to capture the memory of your loved ones on your special day in a work of art. You will have it up in your home together forever and will be a cherished keepsake.
It's also a fun way for your guests to do something different and feel involved at your wedding or event. Sort of like a clean craft time. Don't worry about them getting a little ink on their finger, it can be how you know who has signed and who hasn't;) The ink dries super fast and is not going to get on anyone's clothes, especially if you provide wipes for them. It may leave a little tinge to their finger though (depending on the color).
Some guests, or crashers, feel particularly inspired to be creative in front of this work of art. You want to make sure they don't go too far and know what to do. This is a simple fix. Enlist a friendly relative, cousin or friend not in the wedding party, to stick by the guest book table (or have a few take shifts so that everyone can enjoy the party). They can encourage people to participate so that you can get as many guests as possible to make their mark. They also clue people in and explain the concept of the fingerprint tree or balloon, even direct where the best place to put their fingerprint would be to make it nice and even. This is especially important for the balloons! Since its not a traditional guest book, you want someone to direct them with the stamping and wiping and signing.
You would not believe the stories of guests stamping right next to your birds, over your initials on the tree trunk and crossing things out, putting their baby's entire footprint on the tree (!!), or testing their fingerprint on the edges of the paper! If someone is watching over this future heirloom of yours, you should be able to prevent disasters like these from happening.
It's also a fun way for your guests to do something different and feel involved at your wedding or event. Sort of like a clean craft time. Don't worry about them getting a little ink on their finger, it can be how you know who has signed and who hasn't;) The ink dries super fast and is not going to get on anyone's clothes, especially if you provide wipes for them. It may leave a little tinge to their finger though (depending on the color).
Some guests, or crashers, feel particularly inspired to be creative in front of this work of art. You want to make sure they don't go too far and know what to do. This is a simple fix. Enlist a friendly relative, cousin or friend not in the wedding party, to stick by the guest book table (or have a few take shifts so that everyone can enjoy the party). They can encourage people to participate so that you can get as many guests as possible to make their mark. They also clue people in and explain the concept of the fingerprint tree or balloon, even direct where the best place to put their fingerprint would be to make it nice and even. This is especially important for the balloons! Since its not a traditional guest book, you want someone to direct them with the stamping and wiping and signing.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
tandem
Been drawing a lot of tandem bike balloons lately. We just love how it is a wonderful visual representation marriage; working together as you ride through life...
Get yours today!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/78121330/medium-guest-book-fingerprint-balloon
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
What is a woodcut?
What is a woodcut?A woodcut or woodblock print is an artistic technique in printmaking called relief printing, in which an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood with the printing parts remaining level with the surface while the non-printing parts are removed. The areas to show 'white' are cut away leaving the image to show in 'black' at the original surface level.
The history of the woodcut:
The woodcut is a technique that has been around for several thousand years. The earliest surviving examples are from the second century AD from China, where it was used to print pattern onto cloth for textiles. Later on it was adopted by artists such as Albrecht Dürer in the 15th and 16th century, Hokusai in the 18th and 19th century, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Käthe Kollwitz in the 20th century and in contemporary times it has been used by artists such as
Here are some famous examples:
Käthe Kollwitz, Mothers, 1922.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Bildnis_Otto_Mueller
Why woodcuts?
At Bleu de Toi, we were seeking a style of wedding guest book trees that would compliment our current line of hand drawn trees with a twist while expanding our audience. These designs we now offer are lovingly hand-carved and printed by a local woodblock artisan friend. We love the hand printed quality and the slight variation that is a natural part of the woodblock printing process in the True Woodcuts prints. No two trees are exactly alike, the subtle texture of the Canson paper can leave a stippling effect in the print that recalls the bark or texture of the tree in strong lighting conditions. They are very unique and quite beautiful.
What kind of woodcut do you offer?
Bleu de Toi currently offers two different woodcuts: a Coastal Cyprus and a Japanese Maple.
The Coastal Cyprus is best suited for 90-175 fingerprint "leafs" on 19" x 25" white, cream or grey colored paper while the Japanese Maple is a smaller tree best suited for 35-85 fingerprint "leafs" on off-white 16" x 20" paper. Each tree can be purchased with either one or two stamping inks available in a variety of colors. You let us know what you want it to say below the tree and we will add this custom element to your tree print for free.
Coastal Cyprus
Japanese Maple
detail of Japanese Maple with ink color samples
Get your True Woodcut work of art today and enjoy this unique way to capture the memory of your special day forever!
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