Good patterns this weekend

place + pattern = enchantment

Embroidery collages

In praise of not decorating

Just visited this magic house full of long-forgotten patterns all happily living side by side.

Hanging out with the kids

wow just been helping out on the Chelsea Summer School

these guys and girls come from schools all over London and together made some awesome work

nearly remembered what it feels like to be 17 again 

thanks to you all for the inspiration and to Beth, Lily and Eduardo for the pics 

and to Tejumda for the lace

 

 

Learning from the experts

For the last few weeks I've been interning with Christopher Farr Cloth and learned so much about taking a design into production. I've been developing colour ways for the new wall paper range  and then testing them out with the expert printmakers at Ivo Printers in Southhall. Podge, Colin and their team are total pros and the whole process is a complete collaboration.

Here is the lovely Podge with some Collier and Cambell Cote d'Azur which he printed many moons ago. Sarah Campbell is still going strong (do check out Sarah Campbell's blog if you get the chance) and there is a beautiful new book out all about the Cambell Collier archive.

Thanks to Michal, Valentina, Kerry and Gabby at Christopher Farr for making me feel so at home and teaching me so much!

Stevie Wonder

Just finished these prints inspired by late summer and dancing to Stevie Wonder...
I made them using lots of wax and digital print and then more wax
I loved sharing them with people and seeing them get into the vibe

 

Stencilling experiment

Just finished stencilling this wallpaper - my first stencils. Have always loved stencilled surfaces - more Japanese than Jocasta Innes. For this design I used a botanical watercolour by my grandmother as my inspiration. The process felt super simple and quick compared to cutting and printing with blocks...

I stencilled these papers as a way of trialling different looks. The client chose the simplest and plainest of the three. I'm now going to stencil straight onto her hallway walls - scary stuff...