I am a bit behind with my pattern challenge these days. For the last two weeks most of my creative energy went into relaunching my website and painting some big paintings for my upcoming show. Also Module 3 of the Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design is very business-based with loads of information about… Read More
I have resisted the siren song of the iPhone for a long time … in fact, I didn’t even hear it. This week I answered the call. Find me instagramming @cathringressieker.
oh, how I love magnolias!
My yoga students continue to surprise and amaze me. Not only through their practice. Especially in my prenatal and mama- and baby yoga classes, where I see my students grow and change during quite a wonderful and intense time, I sometimes get lovely cards and presents. Like this week: A sewing book for yoga clothes… Read More
Another week, another pattern, another contest. This is my submission for the Spoonflower contest “Spoons”: For this pattern I learned a couple of new things. First of all I made the pattern in Photoshop (I usually use Illustrator). The spoons are simple line drawings of spoons that I scanned in and then applied some golden… Read More
February is such a hybrid of a month. There are still those winter days, when my feelings and paintings look like this: And then, there might be a day, like Friday last week, that feels like the first day of spring, with sunshine and blue skies all day long, a certain sweet and fresh smell… Read More
For this week’s pattern I just couldn’t help it – it is Valentine’s Day tomorrow. Hearts, hearts, hearts, on a postcard in a half drop pattern repeat. The hearts are simple doodles, one is based on this thing I found in our living room. Have a beautiful and lovely day!
I got so many encouraging responses to my art pillows last week, that I decided to open my shop with Society6. So now not only these pillows are for sale, but also a whole lot of other products with my paintings and pattern on them. A few examples: Society6 also produces art and canvas… Read More
Colour comes back into my paintings, the lotus shapes are staying. Here is a recent painting: Looks ok as it is, but look what a little Photoshop can do: Fancy a pillow? (more about that tomorrow, exciting announcement!) One night last week after coming back from a Kundalini yoga class, I further developed one of… Read More
… is more purple & green this week. A new dress and tulips put me into spring mood and mode.