On the day I caught up with Henry Glass’s new designer
Sharyn Sowell, the daffodils in the Saget Valley were in full bloom.
Sharyn and her husband found their way to the verdant valley
nearly 20 years ago as escapees from the busy metropolis of Orange County, in
southern California. Sharyn was doing jewelry work at the time, and her business
really had to start all over after the move. “It was a tough time for me,” she says, “my
husband had a new job, but I didn’t know anyone.” However, she loved jewelry
making because she got to know people at their happiest moments in their lives,
engagements, weddings, anniversaries, are all when people want to have fine
jewelry created for them.
Now, she looks back and sees the God was leading her to a
better place, she says.
Her design sense has flourished with so much beautiful
inspiration in the nature around her.
Her artist slants have shifted too, as she began changing
artistic mediums to watercolor painting, to calligraphy as well, which she
describes as an outpouring from using watercolors. She started combining them
together, and then began laying paper on top.
That is the story
of how her talents have merged together to bring forth the newest collection of
fabric for Henry Glass, called “Jesus Loves Me.” “I love working in silhouettes, especially of children,
there is no ethnicity in these silhouettes, no eye color or skin colors. The
silhouettes speak to the ‘every’ child.”
The song “Jesus Loves Me” as the central lead print is a
timeless song. The word Jesus is from old pieces of type dating back to 1910,
so there is heritage in the design, with new words, fresh vibrant colors.
Sharyn was really building a bridge with the collection between the old and the
new.
“The little silhouette squares are positive, strengthening
and healing imagery,” says Sharyn, “and the butterflies speak to the metaphor
of growing up, and are so spiritual in their lightheartedness. The dots are
just for fun.” Sharyn was reminiscing about the dots looking like the childhood
game of “Tiddly Winks”, or even bright colored bubble-gum.
We are looking forward to the release of this collection,
and a big thank you to Sharyn Sowell for sharing her many talents with us for
this new fabric collection called “Jesus Loves Me”.
The whole collection can be seen on Monday, March 21 when
all of the new collections for the March release will be available for viewing
online at www.henryglassfabrics.com
Here she is: meet Sharyn Sowell, and please go and visit her blog: http://sharynsowellartblog.blogspot.com/
Silhouette Giveaway from Sharyn Sowell
Here she is: meet Sharyn Sowell, and please go and visit her blog: http://sharynsowellartblog.blogspot.com/
See below for a giveaway from Sharyn of a very nice gift to the Henry Glass blog readers. First is a piece of hand-cut paper made by Sharyn for one lucky winner. Second is a 6" x 8" hand-cut silhouette portrait of your special child for five lucky winners.
18 comments:
Way to go!! Congratulations!!!
THANK YOU HENRY GLASS FABRICS FOR SHARING THIS GREAT NEW COLLECTION+ ARTIST SHARYN SOWELL! HOW NEAT WILL THIS FABRIC LINE BE FOR MAKING MY CHARITY QUILTS! lOVE IT!
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THANK YOU FOR A NEAT GIVEAWAY!
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Thank you for this blog post. I love the story and idea behind the creation of this fabric.
Welcome! Love the silhouette prints.
Welcome Sharyn! Love your unique designs!
Such meticulous work. The patience. Thank you for sharing.
Sharyn has such talent! These are beautiful!
These are beautiful! Sharyn does an amazing job!
Her silhouette papercuts are absolutely beautiful. How lovely that she is keeping an old-time art alive, and renewing interest in it.
Love the collection so far; can hardly wait for Monday to see it all!
Wow! I love the silhouttes in paper as well as fabric. Congratulations on becoming a new designer for Henry Glass.
Wow very very nice would make a nice bible cover for a child or even me lol....tyty will keep an eye out for it...... happyness04431@yahoo.com
What lovely fabric and I just love Sharyn's paper cuts ;- ) Thanks for the chance to win!
Wonderful fabric and I love Sharyn's paper cuts ;- ) Thanks for the chance to win!
Love the new collections.
I love paper cuts - I'm hoping this is open to internationals!!
Amazing work, it is so beautiful! I love the fabric too.
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