Mermaids

This week is all about the sea! First up, a mermaid illustration and repeat pattern. I couldn't resist entering the CWDKids and Spoonflower competition. The winning design gets printed on kids pajamas—how fun! So head on over to Spoonflower and vote for your favorites...

Next up will be my MATS Bootcamp assignment, which is also sea-themed. So pop on back in a few days to see what I come up with!

Antique Garden

As part of my ABSPD Module 2 course we get a few sneak peeks at several trend reports. I spotted this beautiful muted palette for Spring 2016 and created a new collection called Antique Garden.

Bootcamp Assignment 3 - Event Poster

This month's Lilla Rogers Bootcamp Assignment was really fun. She tasked the group with creating a poster for her upcoming live event in Brighton, England. How genius is she? 700 extremely talented illustrators and designers creating posters for the event and she picks a winner whose work will be compensated and printed on event posters and postcards. Win-win, right? And believe me, I've seen some of the entries and they are incredible! She'll have a difficult time choosing just one.

I had a lot of thumbnail sketches and worked on a few different concepts, but this was my strongest. I felt it covered all the key requirements: appeals to men and women, showcases the locale, and conveys learning about art with other artists from around the globe.

I'll post the link to the gallery as soon as I know it, so you can see all the fabulous work. Such a talented and supportive group! I love Bootcamp! And I wish I could hop across the kind and attend this event!

More Graphic Florals

It's mid-April and it's finally beginning to feel like spring around here! Both of my classes are starting back up, so stay tuned to see what fun projects I'll be posting. In the meantime, here are two coordinated graphic floral repeats that I developed during ABSPD Module 1. The rich, spice colors remind me of India…

Easter Time!

There still may be a little snow on the ground outside, but indoors I've been getting all my chicks (and bunnies) in a row…

Almost Spring...

I never tire of creating these bold, graphic, single-motif floral patterns...

Hot Dog!

A new pattern. Working title: Ruff Day