Lisa Stewart Introduces Steampunk to Piedmont Craftsmen

When Piedmont Craftsmen posted a creative call to their artists, we answered. It’s an opportunity for us as artists to generate a one of a kind piece only limited to imaginations. The theme of this call is “Things with Wings.”

I found myself responding to the call with an idea of doing some kind of DaVinci meets paper air planes mashup on the inside of a techbag. As soon as I thought I was finished with that description, my genius came out of no where and hit me in the back of the head with a frying pan. “Or….” I continued, “I could create a really cool little clutch. Think Mercury’s Wings meet Steampunk.” Nicole responded with intrigue.

Honestly, I had no idea where that came from but I knew exactly how it was to look.

My Piece: “Mercury’s Wings”

With all of the trapping of the subgenre steampunk, this leather clutch includes a tiny compass, magnifying glass, and vintage key. It also includes a small brochure with clues on how to reunite Mercury and his missing wings.

Do you like adventures? If you’d like to learn more about how to solve the riddle, please join us at the gallery -I’d love to meet you.

Things with Wings
Friday, May 4
Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery
Winston-Salem, NC
7-9p

PS. If you’d like to read a little behind the scenes and a few spoiler reveals, you can read them here on my personal blog.

Goggles On!
Lisa & Andrew

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ECStewart Designs is the home of ECStewart Collections and the CalligraphyPets, an expanded line of calligraphic-based illustrations that adhere to my commitment to bringing simple elegance and sophistication to people’s lives through my artwork. Featuring multiple themes beyond just pets and animals, the ECStewart Collections are intended to broaden the appeal to areas outside stationery including home furnishings, fashion accessories and more.

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We enjoy collaborating with great clients to develop special projects with our art and design. Among many projects, Lisa is currently working to develop a full occasions greeting card line exclusive to Kate’s Paperie in Manhattan; garden sculpture; woven textiles for tabletop, home decor, & fashion; as well as products for an upcoming movie, to name a few. We are open to exploring new relationships with manufacturers that are able to execute outstanding products with exemplary service, who can enhance our brand awareness and current product statements, and who understand ECStewart Collections’ brand positioning. If you feel that ECStewart Collections designs would be a perfect complement to your project, we would love to learn more about your company.

Visualize the Flexibility Through Licensing

While we typically work from a master product plan with our current ECStewart Collections licensees, we are also excited to speak with potential licensees who create quality products, understand our brand and envision a powerful partnership with ECStewart Collections. We currently have more than 1000 images in our library and are constantly growing and updating the collections. Ready-to-use motifs, patterns, and placement designs available for the choosing or have something custom tailored to meet your customers needs. Please read more about our License Philosophy & Bespoke Product Development.

Crafting Your Logo/ID Systems

We’ve decided to augment our business and share our elegant and sophisticated style by creating logos for you because of the many urgent requests we receive. Working together, we’ll provide the most elegant, imaginative, and professional ID system you’ve come to expect from us. We’re eager to learn how we can bring you the ultimate solution in well-planned, meaningful design. Please read more about The Process of Crafting Your Identity

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