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.
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.