\For this piece, I wanted to expand my portfolio with the addition of a garment. This wearable art piece is created in the form of a kimono style piece. To begin the print design of the kimono, I found images that I had taken in the past of moments in time that I found inspirational, and that possessed an everyday beauty. After printing out these photos, I then painted with gouache paints, a variety of quotes such as “Exist Loudly” and “Pursue Magic” to convey the message of urging others to find beauty and uniqueness in the everyday. To makes these painted photos vary, I played with type and color and the way the words interact with the subject matter in the photo. These painted photos were then scanned in and digitally printed onto sheer fabric and applied as the back of the garment. The front of the piece is also a digitally printed pattern on sheer fabric, and features a print from my “Spirited Textile Collection”.