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Fashion Plate Designs

What began as printing cellphone images on fabric, has developed into my own clothing line. I am thrilled to use fabric from the sticks-a-gogo Art Cloth collection in conjunction with garment design.

The first in the collection is a T-shaped coat featuring sticks-a-gogo Art Cloth Frosty Morning, Vintage Landscape and Ornaments On A Tree.

©Mary Lou Fall 2021

©Mary Lou Fall 2021

©Mary Lou Fall 2021

The neck and front facing are in process. The other pictures provide a closer look at the Art Cloth, and the stages of development.

Visit my shop at http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/sticks-a-gogo_art_cloth to view more of my work.

A Photograph

Mobile Photography is the future of the art form. Discrete intimate and always accessible to capture a moment. – David S. McNamara

Photographs are said to preserve a moment in time, chronicle a piece of history, and refer to the ephemeral. Does the act of photo manipulation rewrite the history documented in the original photograph? I don’t use photos as a memory aid, but as a way to manipulate color, patterns and shape. I decided to co-mingle technology with textiles producing sticks-a-gogo Art Cloth.

For the last two years, I’ve produced images for surface design on fabric. Below are two examples, showing the original image and the resulting surface element.

After The Dust Settles

Well, last weekend was Artistry in Fashion at Canada College in Redwood City, CA. My first installation of sticks-a-gogo Art Cloth was well-received. One person said, “Your booth is really fresh and original.” Another mentioned, “Your work is original, and believe me, I’ve seen a lot.” I wasn’t sure “people would get me” and what I was trying to express until Sandra Betzina, said, ” You’re on to something, keep it up.” I don’t usually like to name drop, but in this case…Why not!

Mary Lou Sandra Betzina — Mary Lou and Sandra Betzina at Artistry in Fashion, Redwood City, CA©2019

Here are the first of my new collection:

*Foggy Morning Commute* ©Mary Lou Fall 2019

Sunset Behind The Mountain — *Sunset Behind A Mountain* ©Mary Lou Fall

Morning Commute #2 — *Morning Commute* ©Mary Lou Fall

Leather and Knit Woven Stitches — *Weaving With Polka Dots* ©Mary Lou Fall

Sticks-a-gogo Art Cloth is exploring other avenues for fabric substrates. Leather may be added to the collection. How exciting! I’ll keep you posted, or follow sticks-a-gogo on Instagram.

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