Tag: art

My Creative Resources

I’ve just added a new page to my website called ‘My Creative Resources‘. I decided to list pretty much everything I could think of that I use in my business as a surface pattern designer and illustrator. I know when I have found these lists from other artists they are

ways my life has changed since becoming a business owner

For me, becoming a business owner is intertwined with having a child – I was the person who thought I’d take six months maternity leave then be straight back to my important & busy ecology job. After my daughter was born I was suddenly home all day and even with

2022 Business Review

Welcome to my 2022 business review! Unlike last year I am actually getting to write my business review close to the start of the year woo! Business reviews usually start with reflecting on your goals and what was achieved. Ummm, so my main goals for 2022 were to licence 20

Incognito Art Show

The Incognito Art Show is an amazing concept where artists submit 3 A5-size artworks but only sign the back of the artwork. Artworks then go on sale anonymously for $100 each – with all funds raised to support artists with intellectual disabilities. Some very famous artists take part and the

new tropical pattern design – Calypso

One of my newest pattern designs is a fun little tropical number called Calypso. This tropical pattern design features a few of my botanical illustrations. I drew all of the elements either from life or from one of my photographs. I used a combination of watercolour pencils (Caran D’Ache) and

2020 Business Review

So early last year I wrote a mega blog post about my first year as a surface pattern designer. I thought it would be a good idea to do this as a yearly activity, as it’s great to reflect on what I have achieved and also what I have learnt

The Ultimate Gift Guide for Surface Pattern Designers

I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want…. yes it is that crazy time of year when most of us are frantically trying to think of what to get for the special people in our lives. In this Ultimate Gift Guide for Surface Pattern Designers I have

Summer Nights design process & inspiration

As part of my collaboration with Digital Fabrics, I was invited to write a blog post about my design process and the inspiration behind the designs featured in the ‘Summer Nights’ collection. Make yourself a cup of tea and head on over to the Digital Fabrics blog to read all

Digital Fabrics Designer Project

I’m REALLY excited to announce I am part of Digital Fabrics Designer Project, with my collection ‘Summer Nights‘. Digital Fabrics are a Sydney-based digital textile print house. They have recently launched a fantastic initiative called the Designer Project, where they collaborate with textile designers to sell their designs on fabric

new Redbubble shop products!

Hi everyone – I have a wonderful new selection of mugs and notebooks now available in my Redbubble shop. These designs are available on mugs (two styles: classic shape and tall mugs), hardcover notebooks, and spiral notebooks. I have previously bought and tested these all of these products and can