We are proud to present six pieces from our upcoming book 'Selected from the Pattern'. Each piece is printed on canvas with a gallery wrap stretch. They measure 30 inches wide by 45 inches tall. The show opened in late August and is on display now. You can see them here in a tiny digital format, but nothing compares to seeing them in person!
We discovered Cafe Sutra one morning when we noticed their sign offering burek. From our trips to visit Neda's family in Croatia this was one of our favorite foods, we had to go in and have a taste. We met the owners and were happy to discover that they are also from Croatia! Of course visiting Cafe Sutra became a weekend ritual for us.
Cafe Sutra is at the corner of 18th Street and 5th Ave in Brooklyn. Just up the street from the Prospect Avenue stop on the M & R subway lines. Here it is on Google maps.
Many people ask us how we make them or which one of us is the artist. They are created by both of us, we collaborate on each one, to the point that we have taken to calling them our kids. Each piece starts out as an illustration in one of Wade's sketchbooks. Neda then scans that sketch and creates vector line art from it. From there we start collecting the photographs we will use for the piece. We build up layers and layers of imagery until the pattern emerges to let us know it is complete.
Each one of our kids is a manifestation of the patterns in the world around us. They teach us new ways to see what may have become mundane and instruct us in seeing the connections that have always been there. They are always with us, and sometimes we are lucky enough that they choose to reveal themselves.
On Friday the 19th we will be at Cafe Sutra to meet with you and discuss our work. Our gracious hosts will have burek for you to try and of course coffee. We would love to meet you and look forward to seeing you there.
In respect of the pattern it would be impossible to keep its embodiment to ourselves. In this regard we feel it is our obligation to make them available to you, to create with as they inspire. We feel that the Creative Commons is the best route to this end. Using the Attribution-Share Alike license we are presenting SVG versions of the line art for these six pieces. Each of the thumbnails below links to the SVG file, save it to your computer and open it in your favorite vector art program. We are very excited to see what you will make! (You can use our contact form to send us any information about what you have done.)
We would like to thank the great staff at Frame It in Brooklyn for all their help and for being so generous with their time and advice. We also want to thank Cafe Sutra for giving us a space to share our art with you. Finally, and most importantly, we want to thank you for taking the time to visit our site and for your interest in our work.