Lara Cameron is a multi-talented graphic and textile designer out of Melbourne, Australia. She's such a prolific artist and dynamic force, I see her as a sort of Kali figure with ten arms!
When we first "met" two years ago she hadn't yet begun her textile exploits, but was more focused on illustration and web design. She did the Blossom Home site for me, with an incredible, almost telepathic, talent for translating my ideas onto the "page". If you've ever tried to collaborate on something like that, long-distance, then you know how valuable her sort of talent can be.
The following week she walked into a screen printing studio just around the corner from her house and decided to take the plunge, transferring her original patterns onto fabric. It was a happy day that came after much soul searching and deliberation over which direction her art should take her. She dabbled with Etsy and her unique jewelry design for a time under the name Kirin & Co. She experimented with a tiny Gocco printer for paper and fabric. But all the while trying to find a way to apply her lovely patterns on a grander scale. Less than a year later she launched Lara Cameron, offering design services for web and identity, as well as her limited edition textiles and stationary.
The momentum built as she found collaborative forces in two other very talented textile designers, Bianca Van Meeuwen (originally from the Netherlands) and Tegan Rose. Last summer they secured studio space in a fabulous old brick building on the outskirts of Melbourne and together they founded Ink & Spindle, a yardage screening business.
"How many skilled women does it take to turn out great yardage?" "Three. It takes two to screen the patterns and one to make the coffee. Then rotate."
"There's really nothing more exciting than screen printing one's own design onto fabric. By hand. In our own studio." ~ Lara
It really sounds like a dream Lara. Best wishes to the three of you. May you print long and prosper :)
