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WM “(It)“ CHRONICLE - Wednesday, March ”i, 20l4 - I?! Q Q , O C Q The WET S t Des lg” turns local artist S pass 10” for art into bus mess Bi BOBVRIMNAC gs ‘fw‘ - "Pad-V a 1; ’ with the thousands of prints she’s already ‘ """{"};lff Sufi" _, i 4 V (”a if: . sold to dedicated customers. lhis was anoth- t if. ' i . - A, ’" i y er way to expand the fan base and the offer~ “(ill artist Angela Werstine has had her “a , -“ 1 it", ‘ ings she could provide. L artwork shown in galleries, museum ”1 ,, A ' , Q4 35 “There are so many people with my art in and rust ahout any space you can _.' Tim , “f in their home.” said Werstine. "This gave me iriiagirie. including during the Andy Warhol a . '~‘- 93“ . ‘_ ”i if another option, and I always wanted to do show at lilietiiuseulii a few years ago. " ' ’ v f v R .> if I" more with my art." “I‘ve always been really passionate about ‘ ‘ " j" i f In addition to clothing that is designed on it, hut i started out keeping it to myself," said ‘_ ~ the line art that has become her signature. it Werstine “lint during the Andy Warhol ‘ includes lines that have some witty little say- exhihii they lourid my work and contacted ings such as. “l amTheeWerst Model." aswell "to and invited me to he in the show and that as others celebrating Viking and Scottish started the hall rolling of me exhibiting my pride. _ work. “l didn't want it just to be a drawing." said “I got a huge taste for it and I loved it. I Werstine. “l have framed art all over my loved the rush and the people who came out , house and other people's houses. but I want to talk about it ll was so exciting. 70 ed to do something more with it. ”It was a hunch til dreams come true." "With the clothes having the art on them, l liar work has drawn funding from arts 4§ and seeing how well they‘did, we decided we groups and organi/ations, like the Ontario wanted to start our own business and \rts ( our“ ll. and seen her wo k travel ., ; Jumped right in and did it" around the pronnt c and (IariadJShe was ""' The Werstines bought a heat press and also nominated lor the k W Ans Awards two , ._ , , - I can produce clothing right out of their own wars in a row "5!“ "3" home. In addition to Angela's desrgns. they lli-r promi dll\t' line art, whether in black ? can also produce custom designs and apparâ€" ill White or minor always drew an audience el for other businesses and have already lilil llht' tiitisl artists shi- lound it tough to l staned that onasmall scale. draw a hink from llt'l work. lhat changed a ’ "l'hey look incredible." said Werstirie. when site on with held a show t alled lht‘ " about how the two worlds of arts and corn l rotii sidi~ iii t .l.iss\ merce have meshed lit'l artwork .is usual, made an irnpres “I love coming up With the design lor stun lltit it \\it\ the l lothing her and her hus them and creating them and their seeing harid \d.iin m-n- wearing, inspired by her art. _ , people wear the clothes whit h hail rxrrxhody talking, "I love it when people show me photos of In lair it turned out to he so popular that my art hanging in the homes. but it's even they Wt'll' llll‘lilllY selling the shirts off their cooler when I see them wear it" ‘ hat ks, wllli \d.iin taking off one of Angela's It also challenged her as an artist She has themed designs to si'" to interested audience had to re imagine her art and the perspective iiii-nihi-rs and the shape that it takes. "It was my higgesr. most amazing show "It's added another dimension in it With Q'W'li- said Wi-rstine “We did up a bunch oil the designing of it and the placement and the shirts and hoodii-s and we both wore them sizing" said Werstine. "Where do the draw lot the show and we sold out Within two malariammmflmwmmmmwmwnmma inpfitbestontheganncnt? hours new business that so“; clothes featuring her work at Mthewentdeségm com mom") 'So not only am I drawmg. I'm playing ~l’i-opli- even wanted to buy the sweater around the computpr. which I already love that \d.iin was wearing, and he ended up with lhe Worst “(Signs and i new website at out there and do a lot of networking and a lot doing, while getting these shirts and designs V‘lliiig it right of! his bad " wwwthfwemtdes'gnsoom that sells prints of of hard work in trying to get my name out on to people’s bodies." lhat got them thinking about launching a her work and the dinning inspired by it. there She’s even scoping out future proper ts like new business that would combine Angela's "lhat got the ball rolling" aid Werstine "I put my art everywhere that I (an and designing clothing for some of her and lit“! art with hi"! low» of dew Hie-y began their "As a working artist you realm how hard it is this is another way to do it " husband's favourite hands “It's been so first lows ”1“!th work! of entrepreneurship to get your work out there. but I throw mysd! 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