About this episode
Ruth O’Leary discusses her unique approach to thread painting and her design process using AI technology.
Our May 31 guest is Ruth O’Leary from Rostara. Ruth is a thread painting artist who uses her own version of the technique. Her stitching approach creates a different texture than “conventional” thread painting and provides Ruth with the color-transition flexibility she desires in her art. Equally interesting is Ruth’s design process. To make the art that’s in her head happen, she combines internet archive art, her own sketches, and AI technology. Those sources provide the parts that Ruth combines in the Procreate app to generate the designs that become her needle art. It’s an interesting process that relies, in part, on using the positive benefits of AI. Be sure to visit her website and Instagram channel to enjoy her work.–Gary Listen to the podcast: This show is also available on FlossTube. Watch the video You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Podbay, Podbean, and many other podcast sources. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses. Here are…
People in this episode
Host: Gary L. Parr
Guest: Ruth O’Leary
Topics covered
- thread painting
- needle art
- design process
- AI technology
- color transition
Keywords
- thread painting
- needle art
- Ruth O’Leary
- AI design
- color transition
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rostara, Procreate
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