Tag: patterns

  • Incognito Art Show

    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 artworks submitted this year are…

  • Cloth Cuts fabrics
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    Cloth Cuts fabrics

    I now have some of my favourite pattern designs available on fabrics with Cloth Cuts. Cloth Cuts are a Brisbane-based company that print on a range of fabric bases and have a fantastic print library to choose from! These are my pattern designs that you can now buy on fabric with Cloth Cuts: Which design…

  • Hokey Pokey Leggings

    Hokey Pokey Leggings

    This is a story of how some sleep-deprived creative work turned into my dream to see my art on eco-friendly swim leggings! A few months ago I was desperate for some creative ‘me time’ but felt so tired from weeks of sleep deprivation (courtesy of my young daughter). The thought of trying to do some…

  • New Spoonflower fabric designs

    New Spoonflower fabric designs

    I have just added a whole lot of new fabric designs to my Spoonflower shop, 42 in fact! Some of the fabric designs available are completely new, and some of them are new colourways of existing designs. When you sell designs through Spoonflower, you need to get a fabric sample in order to check the…

  • 2020 Business Review

    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 in the last year. So…

  • The Ultimate Gift Guide for Surface Pattern Designers

    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 thought of a few things…

  • New Society6 shop with tropical gifts

    New Society6 shop with tropical gifts

    Hi everyone – I have just launched a new shop on Society6 full of tropical gifts! There a number of fun and eco-friendly products now available including: art prints furniture mugs and travel cups cutting boards coasters serving trays greeting cards notebooks wrapping paper I ordered some small art prints to check the quality and…

  • Summer Nights design process & inspiration

    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 about it!

  • Bird of Paradiso Design Story

    Bird of Paradiso Design Story

    Bird of Paradiso is one of my designs in the ‘Summer Nights’ collection now available on a variety of fabrics through Digital Fabrics. This is the story behind the Bird of Paradiso design process. This design was created at the start of COVID lockdown here in Brisbane, when my daughter was at home with me…

  • new fabric designs

    new fabric designs

    Exciting news – I now have eight fun new fabric designs available in my Spoonflower shop! They are all bright, vibrant, and with a tropical vibe. I was really inspired by some of the art I created during my Tropical Art Challenge. I have samples of each of the fabrics and I’m really happy with…