Colour Like Warp And Weft

Another colour combination sample.

Lemon And Ash

I started colouring the circle pattern but don't really like the colourway...

Cutting out and getting rid of the colour I don't want in it.

 Stuck pieces of yellow paper underneath.

 I used several different shades of yellow and grey instead.

 - and the mess!

Journey And The View

Creating
= Experimenting
= Sampling
= Designing

“The journey is the reward.”

Happy experimenting!

Attractive Infinity

 

I've been fascinated by beautiful checks/plaids recently, and tried designing one myself. I liked the soft and delicate colourway and hope you like it too. 

Check is such a simple and classic pattern and yet the possibility of colour combination and line arrangement is unlimited. I sometimes feel overwhelmed and stuck when I have too many options available (generally) but it's a good fun if I have a colour palette on a certain theme.

Don't Miss The Idea

These doodles will be my resource for pattern design. What I like about this unique notebook (from MUJI) is that it already has frames. So it makes the sketches look a little organised and easier to be used for reference.

Simple Shapes

These patterns were designed based on the mood sheets/sketches showed in the previous post. I really like the colour combination and more experimentation using those colours are coming later.

Exploring In The Woods

These are my mood sheet and drawings based on the theme "Wonderland"! I didn't really know where I was going though, but enjoyed working on it at least. Hopefully they make some good designs at some point in the future...

Keeping My Hands Busy

I've been enjoying some experiment of colours and different surfaces. I'm using bits and pieces of magazine cut-outs, used gift wraps/bags, fabric scraps and so on.
It's usually a real mess at first but hopefully I find some nice combinations along the way...

Do You Like Frogs?

New design "Frog" has been done and I'll make some cushion covers out of those fabrics tomorrow.

Each frog was cut out by hand so they are all unique! I just hope there are many frog lovers out there... :)

It's Going To Be A Long Way (sometimes)

Yes, I am working on all those designs at the moment. I want to print them all onto fabric (well, of course not all at once though). I need to refine each design now to get what I want to see... I usually have so many ideas but don't finish each one, just stop drawing and move onto another idea. I sometimes think that I'm avoiding the further process, maybe because I know it might become a long journey...

Playing Around With Real Things

I've done some experiment the other day with watercolours and then paper cutting.

When I try to develop my idea, doing it on computer doesn't really work for me, especially when the computer is so old and super-slow...!

Work In Progress

These are some "making-of" at different stages of preparation for printing new tea towels. The last photo shows sketches for more of new designs.

Kate Schutz The Talented Painter & Illustrator

One of my customers Kate Schutz showed me these pictures of her renovated bedroom on her blog.

The gifted artist (you can see some of her paintings on the wall) ordered some cushion covers and fabric from me to suit the new headboard and wall paint. And you can see it all went perfect :)

What she's done with her room is very inspiring to me and I'm very pleased to have become a part of her refurbishing project!

Please visit her blog and website to find out more about her work.