qldesignstudio

Mary Harrison, Santa Barbara, CA, US
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I was born to create! It is my biggest passion. As a catalog stylist, my job allows me to design and make props and backdrops - which I love to do. In my free time I paint and sew. I do this so much that I had to start a new business . . .
quietlife design studio.

My cute husband built me my own studio and I spend all my free time in there - along with my cats, lily and jack. I create a lot of childrens art and hope to write/illustrate my own childrens book some day. In the past few years I started making appliqued tees and pillows - very cute!

But - I needed more. . . so, last month I decided to start a junk division of quietlife design studio. I plan on having a sale this fall. My husband is a minimalist, so I cant keep all of the things I create. Which is fine by me, I like to pass along the love and I hope to make others smile with my creations.

Ive lived in Santa Barbara for 13 years - but I grew up in the Chicago area. I miss the midwest, and especially the city. . . but I married a surfer, so whats a girl to do? Guess Ill just keep creating!
God bless!

my personal website:
http://quietlifedesign.etsy.com

Gender: Female

Birthday: 05/01/1963

Member Since: 08/19/2008


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New to Old . . . rustic stool

This is a stool that I bought new, and then aged.  It was a prop for a photo shoot and I fooled everyone - they all thought it was an old, rustic  stool.  Art directors are hard to...



Recent comments


Re: What Else To Do With Sawhorses and Shutters?

very creative! i never would have thought of that.

Re: New to Old . . . rustic stool

Thanks! I'm kind of a "reverse junker" . . . I like to take new stuff that is nondistinctive, or would be thrown away, and give it character and history.

I do repurpose old things, too - but we don't have as much old, cheap junk around here. The midwest has a lot more of that stuff! I plan on exploring further inland - small rural CA towns, etc...

Have a great day!

Re: Dental Sink Plant Stand & Toilet Paper Holder

what a great find!

Re: A Reflection of the Past

great idea. we'll be re-modeling our house this fall and i hope to repurpose what i can.

Re: Tour de France Tricycle Wheel Sign

this is cute - my husband is a cyclist, so i can really appreciate it!