Snippets of inspiration this week…
I am looking forward to beginning a new range…
Dog walk: Pattern, texture, neutral colours, random spacing
Back Yard: Composition, texture, weathered, neutral
Music workshop in a chapel : Geometric shapes, light, transparency, layering, contemporary
34 hrs in NYC
Highlights include
A Walk on The Highline in the sunshine
Lunch at Santina’s
Central Park -standing in a park surrounded by trees & highrise
A performance of Don Carlos at The Met
A stroll through West Village on a Sunday afternoon -Bohochic street fashion
Lunch at The Spotted Pig
Urban Art on The Highline
Glass Reflections
West Village, elegant ironwork
The Chrysler Building and Grand Central Station
Clean, classical lines & light
Glass Reflections and Grid patterns
Buildings & Trees competing for height at Central Park NYC
Exploring Ice Fractals
Frozen Foam , Richmond N. Yorks
Mini Shards
Frost on Glass
Here are a selection of pictures I took on a recent visit to India. When I design print & pattern here in the UK, I like to look at the elements of nature at work, for example light, texture, shadows and reflection. The photos below however, confirm that my bright colour palette is inherited from the motherland!
Marigold Decorations
Edge of the Meadow makes sense of two very different cultures working together in harmony.
Unlikely Sources of Inspiration…
I have taken thousands of pictures for design inspiration!
Here are some from the “Geometric /Manmade ” category.
From top left: Wire basket, Shadow from a garden chair, Shadow of wrought iron gate and chicken wire against foliage
Manmade patterns
From top left: Wire fence against corrugated iron, manhole cover, chicken wire.
A selection of pics from my summer holiday in Northumberland.
I love….
The randomness of spacing in little barnacles,
Springy matt clusters of moss on slippery rock surfaces,
Bright fishing gear against the dark North Sea,
Enticing rock pools in clear crisp light,
Seals whiskers at the Farne Islands!
The strength of a silhouette against a raging sky,
Elements making their mark on rock surfaces.
Celebrating Digital Print Design
Digital print design is the perfect media for capturing magical realism.
The images below are Habotai silk swatches inspired by everyday objects photographed at home and whilst on holiday in Northumberland and Cornwall. When you look at something ordinary for long enough you may start to see it in a “different light”
Love to see geometric patterns and organic forms working together in harmony.
Digital Indigo Treat
If you like these you will be in for a treat with our Autumn / Winter collection of scarves launching in September 2015
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Exploring the rocky shoreline below Dunstanburgh Castle near Embleton Beach Northumberland.
The Light here is magnificently bright in the Summer months and brings out the clarity , colour and texture in these beautiful rocks
I could sketch and paint here for the rest of my life.
Northumberland Rocks at Sugar Sands
An artists haven.
Dots, spots and water drops
Northumberland Rock Textures
Mesmerising kinetic reflections ..nature creating it’s own dancing surface patterns
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