Emma Wallace is a young artist who's use of patterns, colors, textiles and forms immediately caught my eye at last weekend's All Arts Market. Emma was my booth neighbor... and I'm sure she found me (on more than one occasion) drooling from afar at her gorgeous display. You see, the funny thing about vending at fairs/festivals/etc. is that you're forced to sit next to a stranger for hours. Usually I just exchange a few polite words and keep myself busy with customers. But Emma and I immediately clicked. Maybe it was our common dream of becoming visual display designers for Anthropologie, or a shared infatuation with antique treasure hunting... but we just talked and talked... and, well, talked.
If you visited her booth at the market, your nose probably led you to her. Emma displayed a line of lavender and flaxseed filled eye masks, compresses, and stuffed animals. The soft floral patterns, muted neutral tones, and simple designs of Emma's sewn goods reinforce the soothing qualities lavender is known for. Looking through her work, words like serene, minimalist, nature, and texture seem to best describe her aesthetic.
At SCAD, Emma majored in fibers, minored in printmaking and developed a strong belief that form follows function. She currently nannies and does her illustrations, sewing, pattern-making, fabric dying, book binding and fashion designing in her spare time.
Her dream is to one day open her own store.
And when she does, maybe, just maybe, she'll let me take a stab at designing some of her window displays.
Her dream is to one day open her own store.
And when she does, maybe, just maybe, she'll let me take a stab at designing some of her window displays.
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