Designer Profile: Jeff Raum
Jeff Raum Jeff Raum Stencils Moorpark, CA Stencil designer Jeff Raum has followed a colorful career path. After receiving a B.F.A. in commercial design, he worked as a scenic artist for animated TV commercials in New York City, eventually becoming an art director. He later became a Broadway make-up designer, working with such stars as Bernadette Peters. After [...]
Monster Tshirt
One of the best things about stenciling is it's versatility. You can use stencils to paint just about anything, including walls, furniture, or fabric, in styles ranging from traditional theorems to street graffiti. And sometimes you can even stencil without paint. The Frankenstein tshirt pictured was stenciled with bleach using a design from Stencil1. Wouldn't this be [...]
Designer Profile: Victoria Larsen
Victoria Larsen Victoria Larsen Home Decor Stencils Everett, Washington Stencil designer Victoria Larsen was raised amongst paint tubes, brushes and canvases. "My Mother is a very talented artist.", she says. "As my interest in art began to bud, she encouraged me to read her collection of historical books of the master artists." Victoria has also used [...]
More Stenciled Pots
A few posts ago, I showed a stenciled flower pot design from StenSource. Jennifer Ferguson, over at The Stencilled Garden, also offers quite a variety of stencils specifically for flower pots. I love the idea of gluing on some little feet to the saucer. Jennifer shows some other clever ideas for these pots, such as using [...]
Renaissance Border
Stenciling We Love: Day 15 Mad Stencilist Sheri Hoeger painted this bathroom using custom stencils she created for the project. The hand-cut stencil designs consisted of four sections which had about a 5 foot repeat. An abbreviated version of this design, which still maintains the feel and flow of the original, is available through The Mad [...]