painting Archives - Katie Kortman

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Fabric Painting and Design, Uncategorized

Watercolor Painting on Jersey Fabric

April 10, 2019
Posted by katiekortman
fabric painting, jacquard, jersey, painting, Sewing

Did you see this on my Instagram feed last weekend? I was so excited to share this Adrienne Blouse with you all that I had to share it not once, but twice in the span of a few hours!! HA! But really..... it is like wearing a watercolor! Those sleeves are unreal and I love the effect the paint has as it bleeds into the fabric. So, are you ready to find out how YOU can do something similar? Good, let's do this...

Painting Fabric

January 22, 2019
Posted by katiekortman
fabric painting, painting, sew frosting, Sewing

I have been asked about writing this blogpost for so long now, I really apologize to everyone that it took me so long! In case you didn't know, I painted that dress above. It won the Sew Frosting Challenge (lots more info on the dress there) and was the impetus for many new things happening in 2019 (stay tuned!!) Today I want to share the details behind the painting process of this dress with those of you interested in doing something similar!

The Hand-painted Dress

May 11, 2021
Posted by katiekortman
dress, fabric design, painting, sew frosting, Sewing

For years I've been wanting to translate my paintings into fabric. After I finished my BFA in Painting and Drawing at BYU, I filled out applications to all the coolest MFA textile design programs in NYC (a place I'd always dreamed of living). I had a blip in that application process that turned into me not actually submitting any of them, and instead going on to work as a display artist for an Anthropologie store outside Chicago. Life takes on different paths and I firmly believe that God...