{"id":796,"date":"2016-03-17T23:21:48","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T23:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/?p=796"},"modified":"2016-03-17T23:21:48","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T23:21:48","slug":"suzy-williams-bfa-08-designer-and-successful-quilter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/2016\/03\/17\/suzy-williams-bfa-08-designer-and-successful-quilter\/","title":{"rendered":"Suzy Williams, BFA ’08: Designer and Successful Quilter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Suzy Williams earned her BFA in VisCom in 2008, and has found success by\u00a0combining both areas.\u00a0 We just heard from her about what she has been doing.\u00a0 Suzy writes:<\/p>\n

What has been exciting in my transition from full-time graphic design to textile design is seeing the two art forms connect so well. The Fibers Department was the original reason I chose Truman, but the convergence of design and technology I found in the VisCom department is what grabbed my attention in the end.<\/div>\n
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I now use the skills I learned in VisCom as a base for designing all of my quilts and patterns. I use Illustrator to layout my designs, choose colors and quickly and efficiently determine the math behind the sewing. InDesign is the program I use to layout the PDF patterns I sell.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"Drip-Quilt\"<\/a><\/div>\n
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I believe these foundational graphic design skills give me an added edge over other quilters and textile designers who do not have the tech background.<\/div>\n
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To give you an example of what I mean, here are both a digital sketch and a quilt of my design “Triangle Jitters.” This pattern is currently being sold in my online shop<\/span><\/u><\/a>.<\/div>\n
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\"Triangle<\/a>

Triangle Jitters, by Suzy Williams: Digital Pattern (left) and Final Quilt (right).<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Three of my quilts were featured in QuiltCon 2016<\/span><\/u><\/a> this past February; they include Mod Mountains<\/i>, Drip<\/i> and Modern Fans<\/i> . Mod Mountains<\/i> (below) received a third place award for handwork.”<\/div>\n
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\"Mod-Mountains\"<\/a>

Mode Mountains, by Suzy Williams (BFA 2008).<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Congratulations, Suzy! It is always great to hear about the successes of our students.<\/p>\n

If you are an alum and have news\u00a0to share, please write to us at <\/u>art@truman.edu<\/u><\/a>\u00a0 We\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Suzy Williams earned her BFA in VisCom in 2008, and has found success by\u00a0combining both areas.\u00a0 We just heard from her about what she has been doing.\u00a0 Suzy writes: What has been exciting in my transition from full-time graphic design to textile design is seeing the two art forms connect so well. The Fibers Department…Read more Suzy Williams, BFA ’08: Designer and Successful Quilter<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":415,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22180,1],"tags":[8023,24794,23033,23917],"class_list":["post-796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-department","category-uncategorized","tag-alumni","tag-fibers","tag-studio-art","tag-visual-communications"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSuzy Williams, BFA '08: Designer and Successful Quilter - Art Department Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/2016\/03\/17\/suzy-williams-bfa-08-designer-and-successful-quilter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Suzy Williams, BFA '08: Designer and Successful Quilter - Art Department Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Suzy Williams earned her BFA in VisCom in 2008, and has found success by\u00a0combining both areas.\u00a0 We just heard from her about what she has been doing.\u00a0 Suzy writes: What has been exciting in my transition from full-time graphic design to textile design is seeing the two art forms connect so well. 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