Material Conversations / Marcia Derse
Marcia Derse, Featured Artist
Textile Design
Bio and Artist Statement
Derse was born in Heidelberg, Germany and grew up in Sylvania, Ohio as one of four girls. “The sound of the sewing machine saturated the house and I would watch my mother out of the corner of my eye while she fashioned new clothes for us. I would sit near her table coloring from the large box of crayons or cutting paper into the shapes of the perfect outfits I was hoping for.”
She now creates lines of fabrics that begin with a blank canvas: a bolt of muslin, fabric dyes, and the primary colors in silkscreen paints. “I draw my palette from the seasons or my travels. Each new texture is something tactile found in my environment. Anything that catches my eye outdoors or in my studio becomes an artist’s tool: pine cones, spoons, brushes, homemade stamps and bamboo pens.”
She has designed 11 collections with more to come in the fall of 2013. The Gerta collection was the first, and the other collections include Stream Line, Third in Line, Shoreline, Line 5, Nouveau Chic, Necessities, Lines, Petites, Modern Textures and Basketweave.
Material Conversations / Marcia Derse
Marcia Derse, Featured Artist
Textile Design
Bio and Artist Statement
Derse was born in Heidelberg, Germany and grew up in Sylvania, Ohio as one of four girls. “The sound of the sewing machine saturated the house and I would watch my mother out of the corner of my eye while she fashioned new clothes for us. I would sit near her table coloring from the large box of crayons or cutting paper into the shapes of the perfect outfits I was hoping for.”
She now creates lines of fabrics that begin with a blank canvas: a bolt of muslin, fabric dyes, and the primary colors in silkscreen paints. “I draw my palette from the seasons or my travels. Each new texture is something tactile found in my environment. Anything that catches my eye outdoors or in my studio becomes an artist’s tool: pine cones, spoons, brushes, homemade stamps and bamboo pens.”
She has designed 11 collections with more to come in the fall of 2013. The Gerta collection was the first, and the other collections include Stream Line, Third in Line, Shoreline, Line 5, Nouveau Chic, Necessities, Lines, Petites, Modern Textures and Basketweave.