{"id":14164,"date":"2024-11-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=14164"},"modified":"2024-11-27T08:04:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T13:04:04","slug":"sps-spotlight-di","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/sps-spotlight-di\/","title":{"rendered":"SPS Series: Spotlight on Di M\u00f6hr"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome, or welcome back, to my Stanford Pen Studio (SPS) series. If you haven’t seen my previous posts, I suggest you check them out to see the amazing work the SPS collective produces. This entry is spotlighting Di M\u00f6hr, SPS’ co-founder who you can find on Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPS Series Posts<\/a>: SPS Overview<\/a> | Brandon Lodewyk<\/a> | Carla Nel<\/a> | Di M\u00f6hr<\/a> | Hanna Farmer<\/a> | Kseniia Nel<\/a> | Lana Le Roux<\/a> | Lisa Strachan<\/a> | Val Myburgh<\/a> | Yulia Glas<\/a> | Zelna le Roux<\/a> | Initial Wrap-Up<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While I don’t own any of Di’s painted pens, Jim does, and I have one of her bead-wrapped pens. As I worked through the previous 10 posts of this series, I scrolled through the SPS Instagram feed<\/a> countless times, and realized just how many pens Di painted before SPS “blew up,” keeping her too busy to work on art pens herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m keeping this post a surprise to Di, so it’s not the same type of Q&A style that the other artists’ posts were, but I’m sure you’ll enjoy the pens anyway. So that there’s no confusion, Di is no currently accepting commissions, nor is she working on art pens with any regularity. However, since this series has been about the wonderful work of SPS and their artists, it didn’t feel right to me to leave her out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Bead-Wrapped Pens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If I remember correctly, SPS first diverged from the standard kitless pens path with their bead-wrapped pens. Di made them with minuscule Japanese Miyuki Delica glass beads, and, as you can see below, they were available in several different styles. An African Miyuki Magic pen<\/a> was my first SPS commission<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thread Wrapped Pens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From bead-wrapped pens, Di expanded to Japanese flat embroidery silk-wrapped pens. But, of course, she didn’t just wrap them willy-nilly, she crafted gorgeous patterns<\/a> and even a rainbow<\/a>! I very much regret not getting one of these pens, but I hope Di will be able to find time in the future to create some more art pens of her own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Art Pen Setup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While it’s Dave who masterminded this brilliant jig setup<\/a>, I felt it was worth including in this post, as it was first developed for Di. Considering that all of SPS’ partner artists use the same jig \u2014 Kseniia<\/a> and Hanna<\/a> regularly post reels with them \u2014 I think it’s fair to assume that it works marvelously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Painted Pens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

And, of course, once SPS found their niche in painted pens, Di, talented lady that she is, made several of those as well! The yellow-dotted urchin pen below? Jim snagged that one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos from SPS’s Instagram feed<\/a>, click on a photo to view the post.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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As I mentioned, I have a bead-wrapped pen<\/a> Di made, and Jim has a dotted pen<\/a> she painted. I hope to have another pen (or more) with her art in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you think of Di’s art pens? Do you own any of them? If not, would you be interested in one? Let me know in the comments! I’d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks for reading to the end, I hope you enjoyed my post. Make sure to subscribe to my blog<\/a> or follow me on Instagram<\/a> so you don\u2019t miss any posts. I generally post at least once a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My Stanford Pen Studio series continues with co-founder (and artist!) Di M\u00f6hr. Enjoy these fabulous photos of her art pens.<\/p>\n

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