Photographic Inspiration from a Surface Pattern Designer
These pictures were taken on holiday in Northumberland a few months ago. A compilation of shapes, shadows, lines and textures occurring from the elements. Next I will experiment with isolating shapes, and explore how they relate and contrast to one another. This will form the basis of a new surface pattern collection.
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
A selection of shapes, patterns and texture used for design inspiration.
I almost set off without a camera in the pouring rain but look at what a wet woodland walk can offer by way of inspiration for designers, artists and photographers!
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.
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.
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
I was at Hauser and Wirth in Somerset and came across this beautiful exhibition of a perennial meadow by landscape architect Piet Oudolf.
Such a joy to see that nature really does have such a range of rich colours which are so dynamic when placed artistically.
Oudolf Field
Mesmerising kinetic reflections ..nature creating it’s own dancing surface patterns
BLOG AT EDGE OF THE MEADOW 