Artist Interview: Reignbow

 

Why, hello there! My name is Kylie Richardson. You may better know me as one half of the organisers of this Fair or the owner of New Zealand Beading Supplies. Or you may just know me as Kylie, either way ;) Reignbow is a revamp and re-brand of my previous label, Skipapple. Life has been rather busy the last couple of years (just the way I like it) and my style and taste had changed along the way, so a label overhaul was in order. I tend to personally wear a lot of black or neutral clothing so find myself most comfortable adding a pop of colour by means of accessories. My large cocktail style rings are by far my favourite pieces - see below. They really add that extra something to an outfit :)

What can people expect to see from you on the day? Reignbow is officially launching for the very first time at the Dec 2011 Fair with a collection of pretty jewellery and accessory items inspired by feminine tones and antique bronze finishings. The current collection has a lovely vintage feel with a combination of chain, flower cabochon's, pendants and charms.

Do you have any future plans for your work, could you describe them? I always have lots of plans for future work, in everything I do. I would really like to expand and offer few different "ranges" of jewellery and more accessory items. If time permits, I'd also love to design a range of clothing. I've loved sewing ever since my grandmother taught me when I was about 5 or 6 years old, so I'm sure there will be something along those lines in the future.

Where are your favourite places on-line? Lately I've been well and truly hooked on Pinterest. It's probably my favourite website in a long time. (You can follow my boards here) Of course I also love to peruse Etsy and Foxes.co.nz for my weekly dose of handmade and designer goodness. I hang out on Facebook and Twitter for day to day happenings of friends and twitter peeps, and some of my favourite blogs are Frankie, Auckland Street Style, Here Comes the Sun, Fancy and Made by Girl. There are loads more but I can't think of them all off the top of my head!

What do you enjoy doing when you aren't busy making your wares? I'm not very good at relaxing for too long, so always have an array of things on the go at any one time. When I'm not making my wares I can be found either keeping myself busy co-organising the Fair with Jess, packaging up bead orders for the bead business, pinning away on Pinterest, deciding on which study I am going to partake in next (which happens to be a Diploma in Interior Design), coming up with new ideas for business ventures or writing to-do lists. I am particularly fond of to-do lists and like to keep mine pages long. It feels so rewarding crossing things off, but I am constantly adding to it so it's a never ending project. However in saying all of that, when I do manage to talk myself into some down time I enjoy reading non-fiction books, catching up with friends for a coffee or wine and listening to music.