Willy Nilly Studio

Specialties

hand painted clothing, fabric painting, wearable art, hand painted t-​shirts, custom painted, hand painted kids clothing, hand painted hats and caps, infant and toddler clothing, girls dresses, womens, mens, nature photography, pet portraits, drawing, pastel, pencil, painting, acrylic, mixed media, graphic design, hand lettering, calligraphy, pen and ink, inkjet prints, note cards, working art studio, art and craft gallery and shop.

History

Established in 2010.

Began designing and creating hand painted clothing in 1989 in St. John, USVI; Established Deborah Designs in Cruz Bay, St. John, USVI, 1996 – 2004. Returned to home town Winston-​Salem, NC, in late 2004. Shared studio space at 619 N. Trade St. in the Downtown Arts District, 2004 – 2009. Acquired own studio and shop space at 604-​A N Trade St, operated as Willy Nilly from Jan. 2010– Feb. 2014. Moved to newly renovated studio space at ¹⁶⁄₆ Sixteen Over Six, located at 213 West 6^th St. where Deb continues to produce hand painted clothing as well as original and custom heat transfer designs on T-​shirts. Deb also accepts commissions for pet portraits in pastel or colored pencil. She is in her studio every day during the afternoons; walk-​ins welcome, but appointments are encouraged. A selection of hand painted clothing is available at Studio 7, located at 619 N. Trade St.

Meet the Business Owner

Deborah W.

Business Owner

painter, doodler, scribbler, photographer, illustrator, calligrapher, graphic designer, fabric painter, sign painter, typographer, writer, editor, computer person, linguist, wordsmith, college grad, Tarheel born and bred, chronic compulsive proofreader.