About
Welcome! As you can see, this is not a blog about seeds or fruit. It’s about creativity, beauty, design, and the cross-pollination of ideas.
The inspiration for Seeds and Fruit came from my lifelong love of art and design. I like understanding how creative people think and what inspires them, whether those things have a direct impact on their work or just make them happy. I also know that artists can take the smallest gesture or the most random impulse and turn it into an entire series of work. The creative mind and the quest for beauty and personal expression fascinate me.
Beyond this, we talk about the business of art and design. I often ask the creative people I profile about how they got started and what turning points they’ve experienced along the way. You’ll see a discussion of themes like instinct, perseverance, experimentation, encouragement, mentorship, vision, and even failure.
Part of my preparation for doing this blog came from my background in high-tech marketing, where I reveled in regular interaction with creative minds in graphic design, advertising and public relations and where I honed my skills writing all manner of marketing for print and web as well as business summaries to solicit venture capital. More recently, I discovered I love interviewing entrepreneurs about their businesses for a local newspaper and telling the story behind the business.
But what I think best prepared me were the countless fashion and design magazines I collected and poured over as a kid. With no budget to buy such magazines, I collected these treasures during my volunteer work at a Greenpeace recycling station. I knew every issue, every layout, every interview. And even then, I wanted to know who designed that shoe, who took that photograph, and how did it all come about. Though my having 10+ years of Vogue and other magazines in my bedroom drove my mother crazy, it planted a seed that only today’s blogging technology would help sprout. I now get to interview amazing people around the world about a wide range of creative work, and along the way inspire my readers in their own creative pursuits.
Thank you to all the artists who make this world a better place, and thank you to my readers for supporting their work. Stay tuned for some cool interviews, and let me know what you think!
Kathryn
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kathy, this site looks beautiful. you have such a good eye. congrats!! maria
Love this blog!
Kathy,
What an attractive site. We just never know how much our earlier life experiences might be foundations for new avenues of interest and performance. Often, negatives are transformed into positives. And, the rest of us are enjoying your transformation!
Thank you for sharing your positive experiences with us.
Great Site. Interesting content, Great work Kathy!
This is a great site, Kathy. The work is great, too. I’ve always been fascinated by artistic expression. Glad there is a place to go to discover such creative spirits. Congrats.
Kathy,
This is great! I loved reading the interviews with the variety of artists…such fascinating and beautiful people, and you really know how to get them to open up. The site is beautiful and put together so nicely. Congrats! I can’t wait to keep reading!
Hi Kath,
Fantastic blog. It looks amazing. Your most recent interview with David Trubridge in so interesting. Loved learning more about his work. I am so excited to read more. Love it. A true labor of love. Love C.
Kathy,
Love this site. It exposes me to a variety of artists in a variety of fields. Each week is like a trip to a museum.
Judy
Amazing! He really just used his iPhone?
My favoriate Xoan iPhone art piece is the fireflies. I’m reminded of our lake house back in Fort Worth.
Wow, what a beautiful and inspiring site, I will definintely share this with my friends. Congratulations!
Jennifer
Very nice site Kathy. Good taste in choice of creative professionals.
You’ve done it again! Fantastic work! I love that I can say, “I knew you when…”
Diana
Your blog of inspirations has inspired me! Really lovely collection of artistic finds and I loved the Maia Kalman interview. I’ve added you to my links page so that I can keep up with your discoveries.
thank you .
i can find beauty becuase of you!
thanks!!
Okay. Now you’ve done it…you’ve forced me to relish in the memory of my association with one of the most inspirational pioneers in architectural design of well known projects. I’m talking about Phillip Johnson.
In High School, I became aware of the beautiful designs of several development projects by Philip. Then, later in college, I actually got to meet and dine with the man a few times. It still baffles me how such a powerful person could seem to be just like one of us.
I frankly didn’t realize how larger-than-life Philip was until, after college, when I was employed with a developer in Houston, Texas, where I met him again. Still a humble but powerful man was he.
Hey Kathy,
OK. So i was so excited by the jewelry featured on your site today that I called the studio to find out whether they were selling to any stores in Seattle. They said tthey are just in the midst of doing so, so I am super excited. In the meantime, Im planning to order a couple pieces from their website. Thanks again for sharing more inspiring and very cool art and artists! Seattle will be a great market for them.
Alisa