Inspiration 2012 - Warhol's Camouflage

If you read my last post, you'd see that my son Campbell is big on COLOR and PATTERN, and of course, so am I. During Winter break I took Campbell to the Andy Warhol exhibit at the Honor Fraser Gallery in Los Angeles (thru February 5, 2011) so he could view a true iconic pop artist. I knew he would be entranced by these colorful camouflage paintings and give him further inspiration to continue his pattern drawings. He was in awe of the scale and vibrant saturated colors. My son and Andy Warhol are so in sync! He was itching to get home to try and replicate some of these camouflage patterns in his own color combinations. I was equally inspired seeing these beautiful and sometimes unexpected color combinations on such a grand scale. I too was anxious to get home to work on some new space-dye color palettes for my next Spring 2012 collection!

When we got home, I created some stencil drawings for him with tracing paper and made copies so he could practice coloring in the camouflage patterns with his own color combinations. He would often get frustrated with his marker and color pencil drawings because he couldn't get the colors even or fully saturated. I explained to him that acrylic paint is an easier medium to create even color. I promised to buy him a small canvas and 3 to 4 acrylic paint colors so he could experiment and get the colors to look the way he wanted. A perfectionist in his own right and certainly his mother's son!

Mosaic Art Inspiration

Although my 6 year-old son is slightly colorblind (browns and greens look the same to him) he has a definite gift for COLOR and for patterns. I like to think he inherited that from me, although he definitely did not inherit his knack for numbers from me. Over Christmas vacation, my son Campbell was often at my design studio while I worked packing and shipping boxes. Luckily my studio is chock full of markers and color pencils from my Parsons school days so there was plenty of creative tools to keep him busy. Without any guidance, Campbell proceeded to create these intricate pattern drawings in rainbow colors that were completely mesmerizing to say the least (see picture above.)

I've since learned from his First Grade teacher that he's been a trend setter in school with his rainbow pattern drawings. The class is divided into tables of 4 to 5 kids and every few weeks they rotate students. The teacher would notice that all the worksheets and drawings from a certain table each week all had these rainbow patterns on them (sort of a signature style for the table.) So where ever Campbell went, that particular table would adopt the "rainbow mosaic" style of drawing. Too funny! That's my boy!

In any case, I'm very proud and now you know why my son Campbell has always been a source of color inspiration for my Stacia space-dye designs. Future fashion designer, probably not, but surely a future engineer is brewing in that boy's head.

Stacia Spring/Summer 2011 Video

Check out the behind the scenes video of the Stacia Spring/Summer '11 photo shoot in Playa del Rey, CA. The Spring goodies are trickling in from the factory and the first delivery is up online at www.shopstacia.com and in stores now across the U.S.

The first Spring group is appropriately titled Landscape, with space-dye colors inspired by California's gorgeous landscape - Sage, Asilomar, Bluff, Pelican. Made in a sumptuous bamboo/tencel, these are knits you'll want to live in year-around (and maybe sleep in!)

Back by popular demand is the drawstring cool cardi, a best-seller from last year, but now updated with sophisticated ruched sleeves. And if you're looking for a sexy, yet feminine comfortable dress, try the flutter front dress in Asilomar (I love pink and navy together!) The dress looks rugged and cool when paired with some Fryes and equally chic when paired with heels.

All the other items featured in the video are coming soon...I'll keep you posted on their arrival. From now 'til April I'll keep you flush with new Stacia space-dye frocks and tops!