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in 365Patterns on May 20, 2013
It’s been a while since I did a catch up of my patterns for the #365Patterns challenge so here are a few from the last 3 weeks!
The first few patterns show the influence of my holiday in sunny beach and nature inspired patterns, the following week I indulged my love of mid-century modern prints [...]
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in Month in the life on May 17, 2013
I hope you’ve been enjoying A Month In The Life, my blog series where I ask some of my favourite designers, makers and creative types to keep a record of the last month and share an insight into what they’ve been up to!
April has been my busiest Month In The Life month yet – we’ve [...]
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in Month in the life on May 9, 2013
Today photographer Fiona Murray continues my Month In The Life series where I ask some of my favourite creative people to share a window into their life over the course of a month.
Fiona is a super talented photographer who gets huge thumbs up from Kirstie Allsopp no less! Fiona graduated from the Glasgow School of Art with a degree in Fine Art [...]
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in Month in the life on May 8, 2013
Next up in my Month In The Life blog series is surface pattern designer Julie Hamilton from the wonderfully named Artistically Afflicted.
Julie Hamilton lives in Whistler, British Columbia in Canada and describes herself as an upcountry girl living in a beautiful backcountry world! Her designs are full of colour and energy and range from the flowerly and foliage-filled [...]
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in Month in the life on May 7, 2013
Continuing my Month In The Life blog series, today we follow printmaker SAM from Hand Press Print through her creative life in April.
Seven years as a jewellery designer maker, a degree in Art History specialising in architecture and an interior design background combine in Hand Press Print for SAM. She lives in Edinburgh and is inspired by the [...]
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in Month in the life on May 3, 2013
Continuing my Month In The Life blog series, today we follow illustrator Bethany Wigmore through her creative life in April.
Bethany is a recent graduate from the University of West London whose fabulous illustrations are inspired by her surroundings, travel and things seen in everyday life. Bethany is pursuing her dream of a career in illustration, something she fell [...]
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in Month in the life on May 2, 2013
Hooray, a new month means only one thing – new Month In The Life blog posts! Today we meet textile designer Georgia Bosson as she talks us through a snapshot of her creative life in April.
Georgia is a textile designer with a love of colour and texture – taking her inspiration from everything from pine cones to Indian elephant festivals! [...]
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in Design love on April 23, 2013
“I’m interested in those things only the eye can touch” that quote alone should make you fall in love with abstract painter Kenneth Noland, part of the Color Field Movement.
A must for all colour lovers is the Color Field movement that began in New York in the 1940s and 50s.
Inspired by European Modernists like [...]
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in Lifestyle on April 22, 2013
I’ve just returned from a fab week in Florida, it was a last minute decision to go and as I haven’t had a proper holiday for two years it was something I really needed!
We stayed with friends in their amazing house and just feeling the warmth of the sun was a minor miracle! Switching [...]
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in 365Patterns on April 9, 2013
Patterns number 50-54 in the #365Patterns challenge.
This week I’ve stuck to a colour scheme and basic style – creating a collection of 5 patterns that work well together. I’ve had fun with these a love the slight comic book aesthetic that they have! This is my last #365Pattern for a few weeks as I’m off to [...]
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in Month in the life on April 6, 2013
I hope you’ve been enjoying A Month In The Life, my new blog series where I ask some of my favourite designers, makers and creative types to keep a record of the last month and share an insight into what they’ve been up to!
We’ve already heard from Dawn Clarkson & Kathryn Pledger and Anna Dent this month and [...]
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in Month in the life on April 5, 2013
Today we continue my Month In The Life blog series with pattern designer Anna Dent as she talks us through a snapshot of her creative life in March.
Anna is a pattern designer based in London whose work is a mix of abstract and geometric shapes plus some more conversational patterns featuring everyday objects. Her designs are a fresh, modern twist [...]
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in Month in the life on April 4, 2013
Next up on my Month In The Life blog series we follow graphic and surface pattern designer Kathryn Pledger through a snapshot of her creative life in March.
Kathryn is a Graphic Designer originally from Australia and now living in London (presumably not for the weather!). She is a fellow graduate from The Art And Business Of Surface Pattern [...]
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in Month in the life on April 3, 2013
Today we continue A Month In The Life, my blog series where we follow some of my favourite creative types through the month to see how their creativity fits into their daily lives. Today we follow colourful surface pattern designer Dawn Clarkson through March.
Dawn’s work is bold and colourful using both hand drawn and computer styles. [...]
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in 365Patterns on April 1, 2013
Patterns number 43-49 in the #365Patterns challenge.
I’m back on track this week with a pattern each day and I’ve added an additional challenge to the last 7 days by making all the patterns with the same basic Hexagon motif. It was fun to see how much variety you can create even though they are [...]
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in Design love on March 26, 2013
Sonya Winner’s rugs blow me away, a world away from the traditional area rugs these colourful, dramatic statements really make a room.
The bold geometric forms are stunning and her playful use of colour makes me smile a lot – she is a girl after my own heart! Her iconic After Matisse design (very [...]
