The mystical land of Scotland is one of Jennifer’s favorite places. She draws inspiration from the natural environment for her artful designs, colors and prints. Going back to the colors I love best, earthy and deep, reminiscent of travels to Scotland to visit my sister. Scotland is a beautiful land of sea, air, earth and […]

Studio Artist, Kimber O’brien shares her experiences at Carol Soderland’s dye workshop held at the Crow Timber Frame Barn. Kimber’s mission: to bring back the knowledge to expand the depth and breadth of the Blue Fish color palette with complex and evocative neutrals. Traveling to Nancy Crow’s barn for Carol Soderlund’s dye workshop, “Neutral Territories,” […]

“The inspiration for the de Delftse collection began with an unexpected resource – the rich, swirling, painterly designs of heirloom Dutch Delftware. We became so transfixed and mesmerized by the painted pottery and all its elegant, yet still playful, handiwork, that we decided to pay homage to the Netherlands this summer. Windmills, braids and traditional […]

When mixing art and love, Blue Fish Clothing considers the health of all, creating inspired pieces using organic cotton and natural fiber. A Blue Fish purchase is not only a gift to yourself, but a gift to the planet and society. Handmade and primarily sourced in the US, our customers invest in garments that serve […]

“Nature has scarcely produced anything so fragile and splendid in color as these wonderful creatures….To laymen and inlanders, these daughters of the ocean seem mysterious and fantastic.” ~Ernst Haekel In a tribute to the disappearing coral reefs, our artists drew inspiration for this collection from the remarkably mystical drawings of the 19th century scientist, Ernst Haekel. Haekel […]

“Stitches and Stripes” inspiration comes from the handwork of women throughout time. Stitching lives together in story quilts, the knitting of souls, criss-cross stitching hearts, embroidering beauty into the mundane and weaving a beautiful magic throughout. Our artists were inspired by antique lace, embroidery and the Quilts of Gee’s Bend, incorporating these images with the […]

IKAT is a technique that creates a very special pattern by choosing individual sections of the thread as the loom is being set up. The end result is unique to this technique and a gorgeous visual addition to our new Blue Fish Bee Blossom collection. If you think about how a pattern is created, you might […]

As we head into Springtime, we’re letting our creativity BLOOM. . . into ONE-OF-A-KIND COLLECTIBLE PRINTS. Blue Fish is, and always has been, invested in creating artistic and expressive clothing. When we say “by hand, with heart,” we’re being very literal. As you know, each garment is meticulously hand-printed and painted. Yet, in the years […]

We are excited to be a Green America Certified Business! The Green Business Certification is awarded to businesses that are: Actively using their business as a tool for positive social change; Operating a “values-driven” enterprise according to principles of social justice AND environmental sustainability; Environmentally responsible in the way they source, manufacture, and market their […]

We love shibori at Blue Fish!  Our multi-faceted surface design artists love to foray into all types of textile design.  But there is something in the simplicity, beauty and unexpectedness of shibori that really draws us in. For this collection we decided to use a wood block and clamp resist to create the geometric patterns […]

Inspiration for our NuVogue collection came from two sources: Art Nouveau, particularly as seen in advertising, and 17th Century French Fairy Tales written by women! We discovered that before Perrault, Grimm and Hans Christensen Anderson, there was a movement of French upper class women who, barred from open discussion in court, gathered in their own […]

Shibori is a method of resist dyeing that includes stitching, clamping and binding techniques. The word comes from the verb root shiboru, “to wring, squeeze, press.” This word root emphasizes the action preformed on the cloth, the process of manipulating fabric. Many techniques of Shibori were developed following two paths: as a method of decorating […]