SS23/24 Summer Print Designs
As you may know, I am an artistic director at Keshet Design where I create and oversee print designs for each seasonal fashion collection. I just wanted to share some of the current ones with you that I designed from scratch. I love creating colourful pieces for bold, unique women!
I’ve also been enjoying creating some process videos about this work behind the scenes. What sort of content would you like to see about this? Let me know in the comments!
New Repeat Patterns
I rediscovered these paintings recently when I was looking for some of my former botanical art paintings. I originally painted these lilies and sprigs for a custom wedding stationery set commission a few years ago. All of the pieces were scanned in and isolated, so that means it’s PERFECT for compiling a new repeat pattern.
After I found that design, I realized I would have TONS more like it. I often hand paint individual pieces and scan them in to collage digitally. The next pattern below is made from one of the wedding stationery leaves and then lots of berries I painted for a “Berry Christmas” holiday card.
Which do you prefer?
If you are loving it, they are available in a few products in my shop and also as fabric in my Spoonflower shop.
Shop Relaunch!
It’s been a while since I’ve focused on my shop, and while my recent update isn’t massive, I am still excited to share it with all of you. I’ve designed at least a dozen new surface patterns this year which is the sort of artwork I like to create just for fun. Many of these patterns can be found on websites like Redbubble, Society6 and Spoonflower, but I wanted to make sure there were items that I could vouch for specifically. Ones that would excite me!
The following extremely cute products are ones that I don’t ship directly from my house. This saves me and the world from unnecessary production and expense. So each item is made to order and is shipped from the closest dispatch location to the recipient. Easy and better for the world!
Big Apple Diaries debuts in just a few months, so I wanted to share a limited number of prints from one of my favourite pages of the book: Common Sights on the NYC Subway. This is an 8x10 print with some of the silliest things I’ve seen on the trains over the years (at least the PG ones). You can order a copy of Big Apple Diaries by clicking here or requesting it at any of your local retailers.
I used to hand sew and embroider these adorable little Tasmanian Tigers based on my original watercolour illustration. Hopefully I will get a chunk of time to make those again, but for now I am sharing some of the cute sleeping Thylacine design on tote bags, t-shirts and prints.
I’m also excited to share some new cute Lucia The Luchadora merchandise! T-shirts, a long sleeve rash vest which can be used as an awesome superhero girl power costume, and more!
I would love to know what you think and if there are any products or patterns that you’d like to see in the shop!
New Surface Pattern Designs and Products!
It’s been a while since I’ve drawn for fun. Since I work as an illustrator full time, I am usually only drawing for commissions — which is the dream of course. It’s the dream, but it does mean that I don’t often have the time or interest in drawing just for indulgence. Most people have their go-to subject for “fun drawing” - doodling cats, eyes, flowers, squiggle animals etc. When I was little I always drew shoes. I probably had a drawing eyes and faces phase too.
Nowadays I love creating patterns. There is something so satisfying about a successful repeat design. The Edit Colour > Recolour Artwork panel in Adobe Illustrator is one of my favourite things to play with. You can just shuffle through colour schemes in different placements until it feels right.
Websites like Redbubble and Society6 make it so EASY to upload designs and see how they might look in real life. Spoonflower gives designers the option of printing their own fabric or selling it to the unique fabric loving community worldwide. It’s certainly not about making money, it’s about seeing something you had a hand in the creation of existing in the world. Maybe even someone out there will love it!
Here are some recent favourites uploaded to Redbubble —
Click through each image to see it available on over 40 products:
And for those of you who love to SEW:
You can click through below to see repeat fabrics of mine available for purchase with Spoonflower:
Hang in there, everyone! Keep creating.