1
00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:04,815
- Much of the work I'm known for,

2
00:00:04,815 --> 00:00:07,009
especially in fabric design, fits into a category

3
00:00:07,009 --> 00:00:08,752
called Conversational,

4
00:00:08,752 --> 00:00:11,067
conversational prints, conversational artwork.

5
00:00:11,067 --> 00:00:13,663
When I first heard this term, I really thought

6
00:00:13,663 --> 00:00:16,951
that it meant that I had put artwork on fabric

7
00:00:16,951 --> 00:00:18,615
that could be made into clothing and worn

8
00:00:18,615 --> 00:00:21,059
and would actually initiate a conversation,

9
00:00:21,059 --> 00:00:22,644
like someone would come up to you and say,

10
00:00:22,644 --> 00:00:24,309
"Oh, you have dogs on your shirt.

11
00:00:24,309 --> 00:00:25,449
"I love dogs."

12
00:00:25,449 --> 00:00:26,748
It's not what it means at all.

13
00:00:26,748 --> 00:00:28,698
Conversational refers to the relationship

14
00:00:28,698 --> 00:00:31,495
between the different elements in your drawing,

15
00:00:31,495 --> 00:00:33,408
like a child and a stuffed animal,

16
00:00:33,408 --> 00:00:36,987
or a dog and a bone, maybe even like a dog and a jacket,

17
00:00:36,987 --> 00:00:39,070
or a dog and another dog.

18
00:00:39,220 --> 00:00:41,371
It's when there are two elements that are relating

19
00:00:41,371 --> 00:00:44,170
to each other in some way, and it tells a story,

20
00:00:44,170 --> 00:00:47,506
and it creates a moment, and a very strong feeling

21
00:00:47,506 --> 00:00:49,006
about that moment.

22
00:00:49,212 --> 00:00:50,634
Facial expressions are really important

23
00:00:50,634 --> 00:00:52,262
when there are people involved,

24
00:00:52,262 --> 00:00:55,972
but the real power, the real value to combining elements

25
00:00:55,972 --> 00:00:59,222
is finding another opportunity to allow

26
00:00:59,259 --> 00:01:02,384
the people who see this work to relate to it in some way

27
00:01:02,384 --> 00:01:04,052
and to appreciate it and understand it

28
00:01:04,052 --> 00:01:07,424
and be reminded of something maybe that happened to them.

29
00:01:07,424 --> 00:01:09,819
And it makes it just much more personal, much more human,

30
00:01:09,819 --> 00:01:10,915
much more sweet.

31
00:01:10,915 --> 00:01:12,409
So today we're gonna try combining

32
00:01:12,409 --> 00:01:13,671
a couple of different elements,

33
00:01:13,671 --> 00:01:15,132
and we're gonna look at how that works,

34
00:01:15,132 --> 00:01:17,367
how that conversational relationship works,

35
00:01:17,367 --> 00:01:19,637
and we're also gonna look at ways to use that artwork

36
00:01:19,637 --> 00:01:22,516
and recreate it, and then make copies of it

37
00:01:22,516 --> 00:01:24,623
and use it in your everyday life.

38
00:01:24,623 --> 00:01:27,123
(light music)