Each Monday we feature the Designer of the Week. One of our editors pick their favorite from the Monthly Challenge entries. This week’s featured designer is Malin de Koning !
ABS editor Shannon LeVart had this to say about Malin’s entry for this week’s challenge: “You may think me biased here. You may think all you need to do is name something Shannon and I will call it my favorite, but you are incorrect! I scanned the entries for this week noting something I like about each piece, bookmarking them in the order of my preference. But this piece pulled at my heart strings before I saw my own components included in its lay-out, before I saw it carried my name sake.
It quite simply made me feel like dancing. Yes, I wanted to put a big pink flower in my hair and with bosoms heaving, do some fancy foot work for the entertainment of a crowd with proper posture.
The painting by Lautrec contains rich, deep colors that contrast with the swirling pink of the dancers skirt. I feel Malin studied these colors intently in order to include so many of them in her bracelet and the way she evolved the almond blossom beads from March’s challenge into a new purpose for this months challenge was invigorating!”
Please visit Malin at her blog and view more of her work at her flickr photostream.
mairedodd
June 21, 2010 at 10:26 amyay malin!! i really love this piece too… all of the contrasts make it so very interesting and beautiful… congratulations!
Patricia Wood
June 21, 2010 at 12:19 pmSo beautiful! Congratulations Maliin!
Alice
June 21, 2010 at 1:07 pmOh my gosh, this is a gorgeous piece! The colors and textures come together perfectly and represent the inspiration painting so well.
TesoriTrovati
June 21, 2010 at 2:46 pmI agree! This does make me feel like dancing a giddy dance with the heady scent of blossoms on the breeze. Well done! Well chosen!
Enjoy the day!
Erin
Christine Damm
June 21, 2010 at 5:10 pmThis is an inspired interpretation of the painting! It is gorgeous! If I were wearing this I would certainly feel like dancing! Good pick, Shannon.
Jeannie
June 21, 2010 at 7:40 pmLots of texture and great color.
Congratulations! It's a winner.
Mary T Designs
June 21, 2010 at 10:09 pmI love this piece! Great choice.
Barbara Lewis
June 22, 2010 at 10:17 amMalin is so talented. This is just another example of her creative genius!
Eve
June 22, 2010 at 3:57 pmLovely isn't it. It grabs my eye. Very very pretty.
Ginny Henley
June 23, 2010 at 3:02 pmOh Malin, you have such a wonderful ability to bring pieces together that I never could have related. This is stunning and you deserve every accolade you get.
Ginny Henley
Malin de Koning
June 23, 2010 at 3:58 pmThank you so much Shannon and everyone else. I am a overwhelmed.
LissC
June 24, 2010 at 9:46 pmthis piece is fantastic! so adorable!