pixelatedbybeckarahn

digitally printed fabrics from my original designs

Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Summer Strawberries Tea Towel, Linen Dish Towel, Berries, Linen Bread Cloth, Mod Berry Print

$12.00

Flying Flamingos Tea Towel, Linen Dish Towel, Pink Flamingos Towel, Linen Cotton Bread Cloth, Tropical Hand Towel

$12.00

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Blossoms Tea Towel, Linen Dish Towel, Pink and Grey Towel, Linen Cotton Bread Cloth, Modern Floral Hand Towel

$12.00

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Brush To Paw Tea Towel, Linen Dish Towel, Black Lab Towel, Linen Cotton Bread Cloth, Dog Painting

$12.00

Tea With Lemons Tea Towel, Linen Dish Towel, Teapot Towel, Linen Cotton Bread Cloth, Pantone 2021 Colors

$12.00

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Loons at the Lake Tea Towel, Linen Dish Towel, Northwoods Towel, Linen Cotton Bread Cloth, Minnesota Hand Towel

$12.00

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Sailboats Scarf, Single Loop Moebius, Digitally Printed Fabric, Infinity Scarf, Lightweight Cowl Scarf, Pointillism Seurat

$35.00 FREE shipping

Penguins Scarf, Single Loop Moebius, Digitally Printed Fabric, Infinity Scarf, Lightweight Cowl Scarf, Blue and Black Scarf

$35.00 FREE shipping

Pocket Watches Scarf, Single Loop Moebius, Digitally Printed Fabric, Infinity Scarf, Lightweight Cowl Scarf, Timeless

$35.00 FREE shipping

Retro Roses Wrap Skirt, Wearable Art Skirt, Digitally Printed Fabric, Tied Wrap Skirt, Retro Style Skirt

$60.00 FREE shipping

Chevrons Wrap Skirt, Wearable Art Skirt, Digitally Printed Fabric, Tied Wrap Skirt, Retro Style Skirt

$60.00 FREE shipping

Stonework Wrap Skirt, Wearable Art Skirt, Digitally Printed Fabric, Tied Wrap Skirt, Retro Style Skirt

$60.00 FREE shipping

Mermaid Wrap Skirt, Wearable Art Skirt, Digitally Printed Fabric, Tied Wrap Skirt, Retro Style Skirt

$60.00 FREE shipping

Tatted Lace Wrap Skirt, Wearable Art Skirt, Digitally Printed Fabric, Tied Wrap Skirt, Retro Style Skirt, Vintage Roses Skirt

$60.00 FREE shipping

Flamingos Wrap Skirt, Wearable Art Skirt, Digitally Printed Fabric, Tied Wrap Skirt, Retro Style Skirt

$60.00 FREE shipping

Peacock Wrap Skirt, Wearable Art Skirt, Digitally Printed Fabric, Tied Wrap Skirt, Retro Style Skirt, Vintage Roses Skirt

$60.00 FREE shipping

Helix Wrap Skirt, Wearable Art Skirt, Digitally Printed Fabric, Tied Wrap Skirt, Retro Style Skirt, Blue Gradient Skirt

$60.00 FREE shipping

Agate Wrap Skirt, Wearable Art Skirt, Digitally Printed Fabric, Tied Wrap Skirt, Retro Style Skirt, Earthtones Skirt

$60.00 FREE shipping

Ice Wrap Skirt, Wearable Art Skirt, Digitally Printed Fabric, Tied Wrap Skirt, Retro Style Skirt

$60.00 FREE shipping

Cornflower Scarf, Single Loop Moebius, Digitally Printed Fabric, Infinity Scarf, Lightweight Cowl Scarf, Lady Grey

$35.00 FREE shipping

Geology Scarf, Single Loop Moebius, Digitally Printed Fabric, Infinity Scarf, Lightweight Cowl Scarf, Brown Geometric Scarf

$35.00 FREE shipping

Seashell Scarf, Single Loop Moebius, Digitally Printed Fabric, Infinity Scarf, Lightweight Cowl Scarf, Pink Scallops Scarf

$35.00 FREE shipping

Exes Scarf, Single Loop Moebius, Digitally Printed Fabric, Infinity Scarf, Lightweight Cowl Scarf, Blue Grey Geometric

$35.00 FREE shipping

Arrows Scarf, Single Loop Moebius, Digitally Printed Fabric, Infinity Scarf, Lightweight Cowl Scarf, Grey and Aqua Scarf

$35.00 FREE shipping

Paintbox Scarf, Single Loop Moebius, Digitally Printed Fabric, Infinity Scarf, Lightweight Cowl Scarf, Geometric Green Scarf

$35.00 FREE shipping

Uncharted Scarf, Single Loop Moebius, Digitally Printed Fabric, Infinity Scarf, Lightweight Cowl Scarf, Geometric Green Scarf

$35.00 FREE shipping

Maple Leaf Scarf, Single Loop Moebius, Digitally Printed Fabric, Infinity Scarf, Lightweight Cowl Scarf

$35.00 FREE shipping

Paris Skyline Scarf, Pointillism Style Scarf, Long Rectangle Scarf, Modern Statement Scarf, Architecture Scarf

$42.00 FREE shipping

Geology Wrap Scarf, Large Rectangle Scarf, Digitally Printed Chiffon, Geometric Earth Tones Scarf, Statement Shawl

$50.00 FREE shipping

Peacock Mosaic Scarf, Stained Glass Style Scarf, Long Rectangle Scarf, Modern Statement Scarf, Feathers Scarf

$42.00 FREE shipping

Fish Mosaic Scarf, Stained Glass Style Scarf, Long Rectangle Scarf, Modern Statement Scarf, Rainbow Trout

$42.00 FREE shipping

Sailboats Scarf, Pointillism Style Scarf, Long Rectangle Scarf, Modern Statement Scarf

$42.00 FREE shipping

Rockabilly Wrap Scarf, Large Rectangle Scarf, Digitally Printed Chiffon, Vintage Guitars Scarf, Statement Shawl

$50.00 FREE shipping

Peacock Mosaic Wrap Scarf, Large Rectangle Scarf, Digitally Printed Chiffon, Stained Glass Scarf, Statement Shawl

$50.00 FREE shipping

Shakespeare Wrap Scarf, Large Rectangle Scarf, Digitally Printed Chiffon, Turquoise and Red Scarf, Statement Shawl, Midsummer Nights Dream

$50.00 FREE shipping

Kaleidoscope Wrap Scarf, Large Rectangle Scarf, Digitally Printed Chiffon, Rainbow Geometric Scarf, Statement Shawl, Lightweight Wrap

$50.00 FREE shipping

Becka Rahn

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Becka Rahn

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About pixelatedbybeckarahn

Sales 50
On Etsy since 2017
  • This is one of my favorite prints. The original art was made from one day's worth of junk mail cut up into pieces.
  • I create original digital fabric designs. This faux batik print started with painted paper that I scanned.
  • I literally wrote the book about digital fabric design with Spoonflower.
  • These sailboats started out as paper illustrations.
  • This is the first fabric I ever designed and printed. The goldfish is the same one from my logo; his name is Smee.

I spend a lot of time thinking about pixels.

I have been sewing and making clothes and costumes since I was a kid, but I feel like I finally found my art form when I discovered digital printing on fabric. In a nutshell, I create art from paper, paint, or photos. I turn that art into a digital file, manipulate and engineer it to fit a specific shape or garment design, and have it printed onto fabric using a giant ink jet printer. Then I sew those custom fabrics into clothing and accessories.

I have always been a little bit of a computer geek. Back when it was relatively easy to program your own computer, my dad and I used to get a magazine that published games that you could type in and save on a cassette tape on your Commodore 64. I went from that to coding my own animated graphics to making websites to learning Photoshop. In 2008, a company called Spoonflower came on to the scene and they made it possible to upload and print your own fabric designs in small amounts. Traditional fabric printing wasn’t even something I had thought about because you had to order thousands of yards to get anything produced. It seemed totally unapproachable. I instantly signed up to be on the beta test list for Spoonflower and I still have the very first fabric I had printed. I can’t cut it up; it’s become sort of a good luck charm for me.

I have had an Etsy shop beckarahn.etsy.com since 2005. "Pixelated by Becka Rahn" is a spin off of that shop. "Pixelated" will feature the clothing and accessories that I have only been selling at local boutiques or in-person shows; "beckarahn" will continue to be the source for puns and parodies for fiber artists. In 2018, I opened oboedamore.etsy.com, which has oboe themed gifts and accessories. I also administrate the account feeliefaces.etsy.com, which is a collaboration with 2 other artist friends with proceeds that benefit the local design college.

I worked for almost 12 years as an arts administrator, overseeing all of the education programs at Textile Center in Minneapolis. That was a full time job, so I wasn’t making much of my own art, but I was absolutely immersed in art-making, mentoring and fostering artistic development in others. When I decided it was time to leave that position and make more of my own art, I created my own job description, which is a balance of teaching, making and selling art, and partnering with organizations to make art with others. I do all of my own sewing and make each piece by hand. It is important to me that they aren't mass produced or outsourced.

Even informally, I am always teaching through my art. There is a philosophy of fine art that says that you shouldn’t have to explain a piece to the viewer through labels and didactics, but that it should be able to communicate everything all on its own. I totally disagree. Art is all about telling stories and by just looking at a piece, you are only getting to experience one story. I love to be right there to talk about my work and answer questions for people. I want to tell the story about the title or why I chose the color I used. I want people to connect to it in a personal way by finding the story that speaks to them, whether it’s about the aesthetic of the design or learning about the techhie way I achieved a specific effect. When I display my work, I have a lot of ways for people to get more info. My tags talk about where designs came from and talk about process. I post lots of behind-the-scenes and work-in-progress photos to social media.

Production partners

  • Knotty Tie

    Denver, CO

    Knotty Tie sews the finished ties from my original fabric designs. They create employment opportunities for resettling refugees to work in their trade and earn a fair living wage.

  • Spoonflower

    Durham, NC

    I use Spoonflower to digitally print all of my original fabric designs.

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