It all started with a friend who hung her paintings in her Kacky and Carl boutique. Lisa Barnes, the owner says, "Megan's artwork has been far and away the most popular people love it, something different and unique."
And soon, Megan McCarty Adams art work was selling out, before she even finished her graduate degree at Univerisity of North Texas. She says of her etchings, "These are all made from copper plates that I've etched." But she found her true calling when she heard some negative feedback. Megan says, "During a critique one of my classmates said why do you have to paint these rich peoples homes, why can't you paint log cabins? And I said, well because the interior of a log cabin doesn't have these interiors." It was the luxurious fabrics and beautiful prints that caught her eye.
So she decided to experiment. She says, "I asked my professor one day I said well can I just print it on this silk and he said, well no one's ever tried it, but go ahead and try it." The result was intricate hand crafted, one-of-a-kind fabrics inspired by nature.
She says of one print, "These etchings are from the shadows that the trees make." And while Megan works hard at school, she was brain storming how she could turn her fabric prints into functional living art. She says, "A lot of people don't think functional art is art, or don't consider functional art as art and that's how art started."
So she draped her fabric across pillows, furniture and lamp shades. And with her first window display in downtown Dallas, and more people taking notice, she hopes to graduate this year with a diploma and a budding business. Megan says, "There are so many patterns and textures that are very often overlooked and that people don't take the time to notice."
And soon, Megan McCarty Adams art work was selling out, before she even finished her graduate degree at Univerisity of North Texas. She says of her etchings, "These are all made from copper plates that I've etched." But she found her true calling when she heard some negative feedback. Megan says, "During a critique one of my classmates said why do you have to paint these rich peoples homes, why can't you paint log cabins? And I said, well because the interior of a log cabin doesn't have these interiors." It was the luxurious fabrics and beautiful prints that caught her eye.
So she decided to experiment. She says, "I asked my professor one day I said well can I just print it on this silk and he said, well no one's ever tried it, but go ahead and try it." The result was intricate hand crafted, one-of-a-kind fabrics inspired by nature.
She says of one print, "These etchings are from the shadows that the trees make." And while Megan works hard at school, she was brain storming how she could turn her fabric prints into functional living art. She says, "A lot of people don't think functional art is art, or don't consider functional art as art and that's how art started."
So she draped her fabric across pillows, furniture and lamp shades. And with her first window display in downtown Dallas, and more people taking notice, she hopes to graduate this year with a diploma and a budding business. Megan says, "There are so many patterns and textures that are very often overlooked and that people don't take the time to notice."
