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We are two designers - Elly Joel and Kylie Thévenau, and together we are The Bell Jar, a print studio focused on the design and development of beautiful surface pattern and textile design for fashion and interiors.
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Category Archives: looking further
Double Trouble
Today is about two’s. Two great things happened today: 1. Elly arrived home from U.S.A! – YAY!!!! 2. Artist Minaxi May sent me these: These photos are of a commissioned wrapping paper illustration I did for Remedy BB ( Before … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: art, design, looking further, paper
Tagged animals, art, drawing, fremantle, kylie thévenau, remedy, wrapping paper
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What’s that MOFO?
via “Experimental has never gone so pop and pop has never been so strange!” – Chicks On Speed (YEN MAG interview here) Cool outfits and Chicks On Speed as Artists in Residence at MONA… I wish I was going to … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: art, design, fashion, looking further, music
Tagged art, colour, design, event, kylie thévenau, yen
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Harvest Holiday
Hidey-ho there! Well after a brief dalliance with the Great Ocean Road, coastal and rural Victoria, Melbourne beckoned…. To be frank this year of making, doing and creating has required a huge amount of energy and I was questioning the … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: art, design, looking further
Tagged art, design, kylie thévenau, melbourne, painting, pattern, photography, studio
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Robert Hardgrave
Despite all the information we are given, I believe much is unknown to us in the moment, with clarity only achieved upon later reflection – Robert Hardgrave Beautiful painting and drawing by American artist Robert Hardgrave… perfect sentiments for a … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: art, looking further, quote
Tagged art, drawing, kylie thévenau, painting
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What a ….. relief!?
Some days just don’t turn out how you planned them… There were ups, there were downs, then there were ups again…. The first ‘up’ was the discovery of these beautiful old postcards in Turnstyle. I am in love with the … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: florals, looking further, paper, photography
Tagged colour, kylie thévenau, painting, paper art
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Gimme some space
For the wise man looks into space and he knows there is no limited dimensions. – Lao Tzu via here Sometimes space is hard to find… and in Winter so to, the Sun. While the sun is out today another … Continue reading
CATEGORIES: looking further, music, photography, quote
Tagged kylie thévenau, outer space
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Romare Bearden
I went to the MOMA exhibition today… so good! My favourite things were Henri Matisse’s The Rose Marble Table which was luminous, Jackson Pollock’s Shimmering Substance which made me feel teary and Louise Bourgeois Crochet Series. I also loved the … Continue reading
Oh Melbourne! more
A beautiful sunny day and lots of cleaning amid working, I decided to head off with my friend Suze in search of something yummy to eat and find an Allium… The beautiful purple pom-pom of flowers is actually part of … Continue reading
Neither Out Far Nor In Deep
To be continually creative you need to spend time away from your work, to stand back, shift focus and revisit. My camera happened to be in the car from another job when I met my mum for a walk and … Continue reading