I’m a big fan of taking part in the Summer (and Winter) school with Make it in Design. It is a great opportunity to gush over some glorious briefs and have a go at designing something that I might not otherwise have thought to think about by myself. With everything going on this year, getting… Continue reading Make it in Design Summer School 2020
So you’ve got an urge to write a story, to spill your thoughts, ideas, emotions, and the essence of your very soul onto the page. If you don’t do this there is something missing from your life that niggles and eats away at you whispering, ‘You will never be truly happy if you ignore your… Continue reading I want it all and I want it right now!
Creative Writing. It’s something I’ve put on the back burner in recent years as self-doubt got the better of me. It’s not productive, I’ll never be good enough, I’ll never be a published writer etc etc… any fellow writers out there, or in fact, anyone who has ever had a dream will know exactly how… Continue reading The Creative Yearning
Since being on furlough during lock down I’ve had a lot of time to get back to doing what I love – creating. I would like to share with you a few sample snippets of my work so far. To view the full pieces on my portfolio page, please request a password via the contact… Continue reading New Designs for 2020
It’s that time of year again. I always try and take part in the MIID Schools, not just because I love seeing some cool new trends, but it gives me more inspiration to design pattern collections that I probably wouldn’t have done otherwise! This year I didn’t have time to take all 3 tracks so… Continue reading Make it in Design Winter School 2018
As the nights draw in and the chill air makes me wrap up warm, I thought it was a good time to share my Hello Autumn surface pattern design collection! All Designs are available for licensing/sale. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any queries. I am also available for freelance work. This collection was originally… Continue reading Hello Autumn Collection
I love taking part in the Make it in Design Summer School, it gives me some insight into upcoming trends, and inspiration to make collections. I’m going to happily go on to create these patterns into larger collections. This year I entered all three tracks, although overtime at work meant that I couldn’t devote enough… Continue reading Make it in Design Summer School 2017
This surface pattern collection was designed based on a 2017 trend from WGSN called Dark Wonder. Themes include outer space, natural forms such as gems and rocks, lace patterns, flow, and light on dark with tints of neon. The collection hosts various colour combinations: main colours are blue, purple, yellow and grey. Bold graphics are combined… Continue reading Dark Wonder Collection
So it’s nearly the end of May and it’s been a hectic month. It seems that the better weather is encouraging people to do more. I don’t think I’ve ever been more social! So here’s what I’ve been up to this month! Somewhere I’ve been… Hamsterly forest is just a 30 min drive from… Continue reading Little Somethings… May 2017
So this year was the first year that Make it in Design ran their Winter School. It follows the same format as Summer School. There’s 3 tracks: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. It runs over 4 weeks and you get 2 briefs based on a trend report from WGSN, and 2 fun challenges (per track.) I decided… Continue reading Make it in Design Winter School 2017
