My name is Ariel Skye Mirett and I am a textile designer and artist from Raleigh, North Carolina.
Using color, symmetry, a classic sense of style, and the element of surprise, my creative aim is to elevate the ordinary and bring excitement and wonder to fashion and textile design.
I am a May 2019 graduate from the Fashion and Textile Design program at the Wilson College of Textiles at NC State University.
Welcome to my digital portfolio of product and process.
Using color, symmetry, a classic sense of style, and the element of surprise, my creative aim is to elevate the ordinary and bring excitement and wonder to fashion and textile design.
I am a May 2019 graduate from the Fashion and Textile Design program at the Wilson College of Textiles at NC State University.
Welcome to my digital portfolio of product and process.
Swell, 2015
I created "Swell" completely from scratch. I built the frame of the canvas, stretched the fabric, and applied gesso to prepare it for painting. Acrylic paint, ModPodge, magazine clippings, and photographs were used to create this 4x4 foot piece.
"Swell" was featured in the 2015 "Teens, Inspired" exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art, and hung in the museum for four months. It was also selected as a part of the 2017 "Teens, Inspired" semi-permanent installation of student art at North Hills Shopping Center in Raleigh, NC. An enlarged version of the piece has been printed on durable vinyl and will remain on display for three to five years.
I created "Swell" completely from scratch. I built the frame of the canvas, stretched the fabric, and applied gesso to prepare it for painting. Acrylic paint, ModPodge, magazine clippings, and photographs were used to create this 4x4 foot piece.
"Swell" was featured in the 2015 "Teens, Inspired" exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art, and hung in the museum for four months. It was also selected as a part of the 2017 "Teens, Inspired" semi-permanent installation of student art at North Hills Shopping Center in Raleigh, NC. An enlarged version of the piece has been printed on durable vinyl and will remain on display for three to five years.
With motifs and colors based on waves of electricity and neon signs, An Electric Connection was inspired by the ever increasing presence of technology in our lives, and the ways that digital communication has changed how we create and communicate. In creating this collection, motifs and patterns were developed by hand and then digitized, instead of only on the screen. The textile design process is a balance between the scientific and the organic, and by utilizing both we can more fully embrace both aspects of our creative needs into the creative process. This collection is a reflection upon 21st century connection, the electrifying power of the internet, and balance within the design process. The collection is suited to a modern suite within a boutique hotel.
This handmade bench was inspired by the movement of venomous snakes. I built it from scratch, using a jigsaw to handcut plywood to form the top of the bench and to create the shape of the legs. It is upholstered with handquilted velvet and edged with welt cording.
(Left) Set of pillows digitally printed using reactive dyes on jersey knit cotton. Used Adobe Photoshop isolate lines from hand drawn original art and to create printing file.
(Right) Final presentation board, including color palette, original art, and inspiration piece (Mulholland Drive by David Hockney).
(Right) Final presentation board, including color palette, original art, and inspiration piece (Mulholland Drive by David Hockney).
Collaborative interior design project. Three of my classmates and I created four textile designs for pigment printing using Adobe Photoshop and Lectra Kaledo Print. For the bolster pillows, we mixed our own reactive dyes to formulate the colors we desired. We also designed and burned a screen in order to screenprint the faces of the pillows and apply Fiber Etch to create a burnout effect on the ends. The draperies are edged with velvet welt cording, and we used four types of trim to finish the edges of our furniture piece.
