PGL: How did you get started in textile design? DJ: The seeds were sewn for my foray into textile design in 2003. At that time, I had a business called Fresh Paint LLC, where my business partner & I painted wallpaper-like designs on walls and furniture for our clients. In our downtime, we painted designs on big swaths of white fabric, which we then sewed into one-of-a-kind handbags. They were gorgeous! Each time a new fabric was completed, we’d stand back and say, “How can we get this design printed onto real fabric?” In 2005, when I founded Daisy Janie and struck out on my own with a line of fabric handbags, the notion of ‘fabric designing’ was still in the back of my mind (particularly because I wanted to differentiate my handbags). Seeking out options, I stumbled upon digital printing. I created a few handbag collections using my original fabrics, and as feedback & inquiries about my fabric grew, I dropped the handbags, began offering only my fabrics for sale and haven’t looked back since.
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Living green to me means minimizing my footprint on the earth by not taking, using or consuming what I don’t need.
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Pure Green Living {Sept/Oct 2010} p.42