Contributor post by Tracy Castro of Fair Morning Blue
Hola,
friends! Today, it is my privilege to bring you a little studio tour of
gifted Austin artist, Natalie Davis. Many of you already know Natalie
from her successful home accessories shop, Miss Natalie. Others will recognize her as the talented designer behind Canoe leather goods.
Natalie is also a graphic design professor as well as the blogger at Tool and Tack,
where she highlights artisans and rebels of all kinds. Yes, Natalie
does all this, and somehow in her spare time, she produces pop up shops -
five last year - and other curated events.
Currently, Natalie is collaborating with Abby Powell from Abby Try Again to produce Feliz, a weekend-long celebration of handmade. Here is
my post about Feliz from last month. There are two days left to apply
to be a vendor at the Feliz sale, so if you're interested in
participating, go for it!
I
am completely smitten with these hand tooled leather key chains that
Natalie made, especially the shields. They remind me of my Texas
childhood - expansive pastures, windmills and country music.
Thank
you, Natalie, for welcoming me into your sweet studio, and for sharing a
glimpse of your workspace. What a treat to see where you create your
beautiful wares.
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Tracy
Castro - a designer and rural Texas Panhandle native - has called
Austin home for the last sixteen years. Tracy's new design venture, Fair Morning Blue, features seasonal cards, hand-stamped textiles, and whatever other whimsies come into her head and heart. Find Tracy on her blog, facebook, or twitter.
2 comments:
Every time I read your posts, Tracy, I want to head to Austin. One day I will ;) The posts at Poppytalk today are all about some really super talented designers. Love it.
Ah! Two of my favorite Austinites - Tracy & Natalie- in the same place! Love seeing your beautiful images of the Canoe studio.
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