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Category Archives: spoonflower

Nov172015

Pattern 46/52

I designed my pattern for this week for the Spoonflower contest Moon Phases. It is another pattern from my Mallorca holiday and was created under the influence of the full moon there, right in front of our balcony: I like circles and circle-based designs and this geometric pattern came together in Illustrator: Head over to… Read More

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Oct62015

Pattern 40/52

My pattern of the week was a submission for the Spoonflower design contest Pop Art Cookies. Pop Art rang a bell for me and I decided to update my Soft Pop pattern that I designed during this year’s Make it in Design Summer School. To make it more fun for me, I used a lot… Read More

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Jun282015Jul 5 2015

Pattern 26/52

With this week’s pattern I am exactly halfway through the year! And what should be in the middle of the year? Summer! The temperatures are hotting up finally and what can I bring you patternwise better than a cooling lemonade – my entry for this week’s Spoonflower contest. I wanted to combine yellow colour blobs… Read More

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Apr122015May 9 2015

Pattern 15/52

This week’s pattern is again a by-product of the Make Art that Sells course Part B, its 5th and final week was dedicated to Party Paper – paper plates, napkins, paper cups, wrapping paper etc. Our inspiration – the mini – was Bavarian and Ukrainian folk art. Ok, I am half-German (but not Bavarian) and… Read More

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Feb212015May 9 2015

Pattern 8/52

This week’s pattern I designed for a Spoonflower design challenge called “coral, mint, black and white”. And these are exactly the colours you are supposed to work with, and only these colours. Not the usual palette I am drawn to, but a very refreshing inspiration, I found. For my pattern I used one basic hand-drawn… Read More

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Hello, thanks for stopping by. This is a space where I share my colourful adventures in pattern design, painting and travelling.

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A bit of glitter ‘cause it’s the season’ ✨ A bit of glitter ‘cause it’s the season’ ✨ - this floral print of mine is for Malaysian brand @caftanist

I hope your days and nights are sparkly too!

#textiledesign #floralartist #artlicencing
A bright bouquet to light up the long dark Decembe A bright bouquet to light up the long dark December nights ✨ and even with my loose style I am usually always looking at some kind of floral reference - not here, all is coming from the inner picture.

#floralartist #looseflorals #followyourintuition
It’s cold outside where I live in Northern Germa It’s cold outside where I live in Northern Germany, there’s been a little snow and it warms my designer’s heart to see that my ‘Brushstroke Blooms’ are now part of an exclusive collection of pre-quilted fabrics for @minervadotcom 🌸❄️🧵🌸🌴 And for the reversible side they even chose my favourite colour 💗 I can’t wait to see the winter storms that will be sewn up with it!

#textiledesign #floralartist #tropicalartist #homesewing
Experimenting - painting on black paper and then Experimenting - painting on black paper  and then painting on it with black paint again. November, you make me do strange things.

#floralartist #looseflorals #paintingonblack
Today after endless days of gray and rain - we had Today after endless days of gray and rain - we had a full day of sunshine in Northern Germany.

Did I have work to do on the computer - oh, yes, more then enough! Did I do it - no, I went for a long walk instead ☀️☀️☀️

#letthesunshinein #floralartist #enjoyeachmoment
It's time to bring some colour and liquid sunshine It's time to bring some colour and liquid sunshine into these great and rainy November days ☀️

#vibrantflowers #acrylicgouache #floralartist
Print spotted 🌸🌸🌸 This floral print is f Print spotted 🌸🌸🌸

This floral print is for MILLA of @superbalist, a South-African brand.

I love its ethereal quality 💗

#textiledesign #floralprint #floralartist
More painting on black paper - I am mixing waterco More painting on black paper - I am mixing watercolours and white gouache again here. Inspired by a classic Dutch floral print I saw hanging in a Japanese restaurant last week.

#floralartist #trysomethingnew #paintingonblack
These early November days and nights, with Hallowe These early November days and nights, with Halloween, Samhain, All Saints Day and Dia de los Muertos - it is believed that the veil between the our world and the ‘other world’ is at its thinnest.

That’s what I was thinking about while painting today.

#looseflorals #paintinginblack #floralartist
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